103. Juveniles detained under criminal
legislation should, in principle, not be
held with juveniles deprived of their liberty on other grounds. Male and female
juveniles who are placed in the same
institution should be accommodated
in separate units, although they may
associate for organised activities during
the day, under appropriate supervision.
Special attention should be paid to the
allocation of juveniles belonging to diferent age groups in order to accommodate
their needs in the best way. Appropriate
measures should also be taken to ensure
adequate separation between these age
groups in order to prevent unwanted
infuence, domination and abuse.
The European Rules for young ofenders
state that young adult ofenders may,
where appropriate, be regarded as juveniles and dealt with accordingly. This
practice can be benefcial to the young
persons involved but requires careful
management to prevent the emergence
of negative behaviour. In this respect,
the CPT considers that a case-by-case
assessment should be carried out in order
to decide whether it is appropriate for
a particular inmate to be transferred to
an adult institution after reaching the
age of majority (i.e. 18 years), taking into
consideration the remaining term of his/
her sentence, his/her maturity, his/her
infuence on other juveniles, and other
relevant factors.
b. Material conditions
104. A well-designed juvenile detention centre should provide positive and
personalised conditions of detention for
young persons, respecting their dignity
and privacy. All rooms should be appropriately furnished and provide good
access to natural light and adequate
ventilation.
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Juveniles should normally be accommodated in individual bedrooms; reasons
should be provided explaining why it is in
the best interests of the juvenile to share
sleeping accommodation with another
inmate. Juveniles should be consulted
before being required to share sleeping
accommodation and should be able to
state with whom they would wish to be
accommodated.
Every efort should be made to avoid
placing juveniles in large dormitories
as the CPT’s experience is that this puts
juveniles at a signifcantly higher risk of
violence and exploitation. Indeed, establishments with large dormitories should
be phased out.
105. Further, juveniles should have
ready access to sanitary facilities that are
hygienic and respect privacy. In particular, attention should be paid to ensuring
that female juveniles are provided with
ready access to sanitary and washing
facilities as well as to hygiene items, such
as sanitary towels.
106. Juvenile ofenders should also be
allowed to wear their own clothing if
it is suitable. Those who do not have
suitable clothing of their own should
be provided with non-uniform clothing
by the establishment.
c. Regime
107. Although a lack of purposeful
activities is detrimental for any prisoner,
it is especially harmful for juveniles, who
have a particular need for physical activity and intellectual stimulation. Juvenile
inmates should be provided throughout
the day with a full programme of education, sport, vocational training, recreation and other purposeful out-of-cell
activities.
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