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thought he was hit about eight times. He was then ordered to kneel in the corridor for about
15 minutes. He was then allowed to go back to his cell. His buttocks were swollen from the
beatings but he did not complain to anybody. He had not seen a judge yet. The warders beat
the boys often. They had a long stick in the corner of the office which they used to beat
them. They also used their own belts or the ones hanging in the office. He had not seen a
doctor but the medical officer had given him some treatment without examining him. The
cells were equipped with enough beds for the detained boys but not with enough
mattresses; thus, some of them had to sleep on the floor. Sometimes they were not given
their dinner snack bag. Officer Morgan was particularly dreaded by the boys because he
incited the boys to beat each other. He would hold one of them while another detainee
would punch him in the mouth.
Duhaney Park Police Station for Female Detainees
Visited on 18 February 2010
General information
161. The Special Rapporteur was received by Inspector Marlene I. Bailey (Ms). At the
time of the visit, 14 female detainees were held in Duhaney Park Police Station.
162. The cells at Duhaney Park were fairly clean, with running water and flushing toilets.
In addition, there was no overcrowding. The doors of the cells were open and the detainees
could walk on the corridor. However, they had to sleep on concrete beds and had no
privacy when using the toilets. A woman who was six months pregnant found it particularly
hard to sleep on the concrete bed. The officer in charge made a highly professional
impression and emphasized that she wished to treat the detainees as human beings with
dignity. She had only been on the job for one month.
Individual cases
163. L.T.R., aged 40, had been at Duhaney Park Police Station for one month. She had
been taken from her home and was not allowed a phone call, even though her son had been
left alone at the house. She was not allowed clean clothes or sanitary napkins for four days,
even though she was menstruating. She was also not allowed visits or phone calls until she
was charged, ten days after her detention. She indicated that there were no fights, and that
she could receive two-minute visits on Sundays.
164. R.R., aged 26, a national of Trinidad, had been detained at the airport two weeks
before and had already been sentenced. During her interrogation at the airport, she had been
handcuffed on to an iron bar for approximately four hours, without a lawyer. She was then
taken to a first police station, and later to Duhaney Park. She indicated that she had not
been questioned at Duhaney Park, and that she did not really interact with the other women.
She complained about sleeping on the floor, the presence of cockroaches and the quality of
the food. She would be transferred to Fort Augusta the following week.
165. B.S., aged 39, mother of three girls (aged 22, 17 and 15), who had to take care of
themselves on their own since the father had left her and did not provide any money. As a
result, she started dealing drugs. She was arrested at the Kingston airport on her way to
Trinidad and Tobago and was taken to the hospital for x-rays. On 7 February 2010 she was
transferred to Duhaney Park, and on 11 February she was presented before a judge. There
were no beatings, but some police officers used humiliating language. The food was alright.
In the morning they received two pieces of bread, scrambled eggs and black tea, and white
rice, chicken and biscuits for lunch and dinner. If the police officers were nice, the cell
doors were open all day. The Superintendent was a nice woman and male guards were not
allowed in the lock-ups. Her cell had five concrete beds but without any mattresses. She
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