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innocent and hoped that after five years his death sentence would be commuted to a prison
sentence.
Gibraltar 2, High-security unit
129. Patrick Reid (Rambo), aged 45, had been detained at St. Catherine for almost nine
years. During searches, which took place at least once a week, his artwork was always
destroyed and water was poured on his belongings. He complained about the lack of a toilet
in the cells, as well as about being slapped or beaten if he answered back to the guards.
However, the last time he had been beaten was in 2008. He was not allowed to cook in his
cell and that food brought by his family was not given to him. Only those prisoners who
knew a trade were taken to the workshops.
130. A detainee, aged 45. There were three persons in his cell, and they had all been
there for three years. He was serving a 40-year sentence. He complained about being beaten
during a search the week before, after the guards found a mobile phone in his cell. He was
beaten on his back with a baton, and was taken to the hospital, where he received pain
medication. If detainees complained about the prison, they were removed and taken to
another prison with worse conditions.
131. A detainee, aged 31. He complained about having to use plastic bags and bottles to
urinate and defecate. When he could use the toilets, there were only six for the whole
sector. He stated that the Superintendent transferred the power to conduct searches to
syndicate warders, who would take away their light bulbs when they so wished. He had
been last beaten in 2007, after the warders had conducted a search. He also complained
about the very limited opportunities for education and general rehabilitation. He declined to
give his name due to fear of reprisals.
132. N. L., aged 42, was serving a life sentence; he had been at St. Catherine since 1992.
He had been sentenced to death in 1994, but because of the judgment of the Privy Council
in Pratt and Morgan, his sentence had been commuted in 2002. He behaved well and
therefore he did not suffer any abuse. He was happy to take part in the computer and
mechanic workshops. He received money from his family, which he could use to buy
different items in prison.
133. Ian, a detainee, had formerly been on death row, but his sentence had been
commuted after five years on death row. There were three persons in his cell. He stated that
the warders were often frustrated or had personal problems which led them to beat the
detainees.
134. A detainee, aged 24, had often been beaten with batons and kicked by the guards in
the five years he had been kept at St. Catherine. He said clothes brought to the detainees by
relatives were often turned back. He also complained to be detained with two other inmates
in one small cell with only one mattress. No rehabilitation programme was provided to the
detainees and he could not learn anything or develop any skills. This system was breeding
criminals and people could only become worse under these conditions. His cellmates
approved.
135. Roniel Smith, aged 28, was convicted to 20 years imprisonment in February 2002.
He had first been detained at the New Hall building in St. Catherine. On 27 January 2007
he had disobeyed an order by the female warder Ms. Angus. She had slapped him and
transferred him to solitary confinement in Gibraltar 2. Between 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 3
p.m. he could be outside of his cell. He complained about the lack of recreational and
rehabilitation facilities, but he followed education classes five times a week. He could
receive visitors twice a week for five to seven minutes each. In November 2007, the warder
Mr. Brown beat him with a wooden baton. His arm was broken and he was hospitalized.
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