Recommendation
(A/HRC/16/52/Add.3)
Situation during the visit
(A/HRC/16/52/Add.3)
Information received in the reporting period
Department of Corrections provides a report to the Court at
least each quarter on these individuals. The Court reviews the
reports and decides whether to keep them in the facility or
release them. As for those that are sentenced, they fall into the
normal treatment plan where they see a psychiatrist and
psychologist on a regular basis. Allegations of abuse in
correctional facilities are investigated by an internal
Inspectorate. Serious cases or those which would question the
actions of the staff are forwarded to the Inspectorate at the
Ministry of National Security.
Section 14 (h) (ii) of the Charter speaks to the detention of
individuals with mental disorders or addicted to drugs or
alcohol where necessary, for his care or treatment or for the
prevention of harm to himself or others. Detention is only to
last for so long as is needed for that person‘s care or treatment.
It is, therefore, not agreed that this will amount to an
indeterminable time which would conflict with that person‘s
right to be free from inhumane treatment.
Non-governmental sources: No progress has
been made on this recommendation.
Non-governmental sources: No progress has been made in
relation to this recommendation.
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A/HRC/19/61/Add.3
(n) Immediately close down the
police lockups at May Pen and
Montego Bay police stations;
Reportedly, the Charter of Rights permits the detention of
individuals for psychiatric analysis for an undetermined period,
without legislating a scheduled time within which the detention
for such purposes should be reviewed. This permits and
legalizes the detention of individuals in circumstances that may
constitute inhuman and degrading treatment for an indefinite
period of time.
Government: Efforts continue to be made to improve the
situation and reduce the number of remandees at the mentioned
police lockups, including the in case of Montego Bay police
station, through the refurbishing and retrofitting of Barnett
Street Lockup.
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