A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 Mukrumanda Correctional Facility, Wabag, Enga Province Visited on 23 May 2010 General information The Special Rapporteur was received by Sergeant Cosmos Pingina, Deputy Commander, and Taka Ramo, Senior Administration Clerk. Wabag Prison had been closed down in 2007 following a large prison breakout, where 28 detainees escaped and none were recaptured. The facility was reopened in March 2010 with improved fences and had a maximum capacity of 50. A new facility was being built nearby. The staff comprised 14 officers, including three women. On the day of the visit, only four individuals were in detention, which was described by the authorities as the typical occupancy rate. Wabag Prison only held detainees who had less than six months left to serve and were considered low-risk detainees. Detainees who had longer sentences to serve, were on remand, or were not low-risk were held at Mount Hagen. The overall conditions of detention at Wabag Prison were muchbetter than those in other facilities, mainly due to its small size and low occupancy rate. The dormitory was spacious and included wooden plank beds for every detainee. They were allowed to leave the dormitory between 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. The sanitary facilities were dirty but functional, and water was provided in sufficient quantity, either from tanks collecting rain water or from a nearby creek. During the dry season, the detainees were taken to the creek for showering. The food rations were supplemented with vegetables from the prison’s garden. The guards were not armed. None of the prisoners alleged to have been beaten at Wabag Prison. Individual cases Maxwell Siki, aged 26, was sentenced to seven months and spent six at Baisu. He had arrived at Mukrumanda at the beginning of May and would be released soon. He had arrived with nine other prisoners from Baisu. Kuriya Mope, aged around 30, was sentenced to four months and had spent three at Baisu. Eniboi Mangape, does not know his age, and was sentenced to three months and had spent two at Baisu. Engi Apala, aged 40, was sentenced to three months and nine days and had spent two at Baisu. Wabag Police Station Visited on 23 May 2010 General information The Special Rapporteur was received by Mr. Tom Aul, Supervisor. Three male and one female detainee were in detention, with the female detainee spending the daytime in a little shed outside of the detention block due to the ongoing renovation work in the female cell. The male detainees reported that they received one meal per day and had to ask the wardens for drinking water, which they normally provided. However, there was no water available for washing. The three male detainees reported that they were not allowed to leave the cell at any time and had to defecate in a small, blocked hole on the floor in the cell. There was no bedding and detainees had to sleep on the concrete floor, despite the low temperatures at night. With the renovations, the toilet would have to be flushed from outside, as was the case in other police stations in the Highlands, creating an unnecessary dependence by the detainees on the police officers. None of the detainees who had been in detention between 61