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principle enough, although there was a shortage of food sometimes. In February, a boy had
escaped but there was no collective punishment. He complains that there were no sport
facilities and that they would like to get a gym.
A.I., aged 16. The police took him to Bomana on 4 March. The police came to the village
chief’s house and took him with four other suspects from his village. At Bomana, he was
forced to stand with his arms against the gate, and he was beaten, but only once. On 10
March, he was sent to Hohola. He had no complaints about Hohola. He could garden,
including planting food such as bananas. They ate well and his parents visited him before
his court date. He had a lawyer but he had not been to court.
J. A., aged 18, from Central Province, was arrested in February 2010 in relation to a killing
in his village. He was held at Berena Police Station twice before being transferred to the
courthouse in Port Moresby, where he was charged with murder. He reported that he did
not understand the documents presented to him during the hearing. His parents had not been
allowed to be present during the proceedings. After being charged, he was transferred to
Bomana Prison and held in the adult section, despite being a juvenile at the times. Upon
arrival, he was strip-searched and beaten several times with a timber stick by the guards.
After one week at Bomana, he was transferred to the Center. In terms of activities, he
reported that he mainly made bilums and that currently no sports or schooling activities
were offered. His parents visited him when he had to go to court. In general, he was very
happy to be at the Center because the conditions were far better than in Bomana.
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