facility Evaluation Juvenile detention centre Reminder of the recommendations that have already been issued Physical conditions Custody facilities Police staff Role and training Security measures Night monitoring of cells 143 the internal regulations of the LRA are never provided to the detainees; it is impossible request for asylum. The CGLPL suggests that the situation of each administrative detention facility must be audited so that all of those that are not strictly necessary can be shut down. An inter-ministerial mission on the apparatus of juvenile detention centres also suggested actions to be taken to “eliminate the structural difficulties of CEF and reduce the risks of the apparatus”. These recommendations are in line with those of the CGLPL, especially: - professionalise and consolidate the CEF teams to take better care of minors; - make the qualification of professionals mandatory and continue to strengthen the workforce; - recruit staff according to a required level of qualification and a suitable profile; - implement specific training courses; - optimise education during fostering; - strengthen support for minors for outings; - anticipate crises and functional problems; - intensify and clarify the control of the apparatus. The lack of operating funds for the national police severely impacts the custody conditions as well as the working conditions of the officers. A certain number of observations can be drawn from this: dirty, dilapidated, poorly lit or poorly heated rooms, unsatisfactory physical hygiene conditions, intermittent access to showers, if they even exist, either because the detainees are not offered any, or due to a lack of hygiene products or bathroom linen. This situation is well known, but the means to remedy it have not been mobilised. In police stations, it is necessary to define the role of the police custody officer in the job descriptions or memos and improving the training of the law enforcement officers in their role would allow this function to be better implemented. In the customs department, appointing a referral officer would allow the physical conditions of deprivation of liberty to be taken into account. Generalising such an apparatus does not seem to be a very difficult task. In the gendarmerie services, there is often no night-time surveillance of the persons in custody: no visual or auditory surveillance is continuously present, and there is no call button, intercom or CCTV system. The gendarmes themselves express their uneasiness with this situation, since they can be held personally responsible for this source of concern. The only truly satisfactory formula that could guarantee the safety of the persons and protect the responsibility of the law enforcement officers is to place the persons in custody in facilities that are continuously under surveillance. The traceability of the nocturnal surveillance measures of people in custody must be systematically and rapidly ensured. 1 1 1 1 1 1