CAT/OP/CYP/1 37. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that children, including those aged between 14 and 18 years, are not tried in the adult justice system, regardless of the nature of the offence committed. The Subcommittee also recommends that the State party ensure that an effective central computerized file registration system is put in place (see paras. 21-23 above). 38. The Subcommittee is concerned about the fact that the showers and toilets it saw in the juvenile wing of Nicosia central prison were filthy and that many of the mattresses, pillows and bedsheets were similarly dirty. 39. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that all sanitary facilities in the juvenile wing are clean and in good hygienic conditions. The Subcommittee also recommends that every juvenile detainee be provided with sufficient bedding, which should be clean when issued, kept in good order and changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness. 3. Mental health wing (wing 10) 40. By setting up a special wing for prisoners with mental health problems, the authorities of the Nicosia central prison have improved the standard of continuous medical care for this group of detainees. At the time of the Subcommittee’s visit, 9 male patients were housed in wing 10, although the Subcommittee had been told it was currently housing 10 patients. While the Subcommittee welcomes, in principle, the initiative to separate persons in mental distress from other detainees and to provide them with specialized care, it is concerned that patients in wing 10 lack knowledge about the complaints mechanism, including the presence of a complaints box, and about the fact that the complaints box is located on a top shelf by the security entrance to the wing, making it difficult for patients, who are particularly vulnerable, to lodge a complaint freely and confidentially. 41. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party remove the complaints box from the security entrance of wing 10 and locate it in the common dining area, to ensure that it is not under the constant supervision of prison guards and so that patients can lodge complaints confidentially. 4. Women’s wing 42. The Subcommittee acknowledges the efforts made by the State party to address overcrowding but notes with concern that, despite those efforts, overcrowding persists in the two dormitories in the women’s wing of Nicosia central prison. At the time of the Subcommittee’s visit, the dormitories, each measuring approximately 48 m2, were holding 18 and 19 detainees respectively. Such a situation is unacceptable, as such confined spaces means that there is no privacy and an increased risk of health problems, intimidation and violence. It also poses a challenge to the staff seeking to exercise proper control over the dormitories. 43. The Subcommittee notes that construction of a new wing for women, to improve material conditions and combat overcrowding, is under way. In that regard, the Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that the new wing will meet women’s specific requirements and address the issue of overcrowding in the dormitories. 44. The Subcommittee welcomes the fact that both men and women are permitted to visit detainees in the women’s facility during Christian festivals such as Christmas and Easter, provided that all the prisoners involved agree, but regrets that this practice only seems to extend to Christian celebrations. 45. The Subcommittee recommends that the State party ensure that men and women be permitted to visit female detainees not only in relation to Christian festivals but also on the occasion of religious festivals of other religious traditions, when appropriate. 46. During its visit, the Subcommittee received reports alleging that women were not being provided with access to a gynaecologist and had to wait a long time, sometimes as much as a couple of months, for a consultation. 8