A/HRC/16/52/Add.3 which led to a relatively high number of detentions of uncontrollable children. He was further concerned by the fact that many children seemed to receive disproportionately long sentences for minor infractions. 51. The Special Rapporteur witnessed two opposite ends of the spectrum in the conditions of detention in the places visited. At Diamond Crest Juvenile Correctional Centre for girls, the Special Rapporteur could sense an overall positive atmosphere and the well-being of the girls. The openness of the facility and the genuine interest of the staff were very reassuring. The girls went to school, had the opportunity to practice sports and spend time outside and do other recreational activities. Perhaps more important was the fact that their dormitories did not have locks and the grills surrounding the veranda by the dormitories remained open most of the day. 52. The Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre for boys is a closed facility. The Special Rapporteur received complaints of ill-treatment, although the punishment cells were apparently not used very frequently. The boys also went to school and were allowed to play sports outdoors for several hours each day, although they were not allowed to go outside during the weekends. 53. By contrast, St. Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre for boys was governed by a system of repression and regular corporal punishment. Only the boys who had been sentenced were allowed to go outside for specific projects, while those on remand were never allowed to leave the buildings, thus deprived of any recreational activities in the open air. The Special Rapporteur also received numerous allegations of corporal punishment, including beatings on the buttocks with wooden boards and being forced to kneel for prolonged periods of time with their hands in the air. The acting overseers admitted that kneeling was used as punishment. They seemed to be aware of the use of corporal punishment by certain warders, and although they stated that an internal investigation was initiated when a boy presented a complaint, they did not give the impression of taking serious measures to deal with the situation. At the time of the visit, four persons were interdicted, but their investigations had been ongoing for almost four years, with no concluding date in sight. 54. Also worrying was the fact that the Fort Augusta Correctional Centre for Women and the Horizon Remand Centre for men are adult institutions that also hold children. At Fort Augusta, although the girls had separate dormitories, they were not segregated from the women, in contravention of international human rights standards. This was also the case at police stations, where the Special Rapporteur expressed concern that children were held together with adults, as was the case at Montego Bay police station. The current practice of confining children in institutions equipped and staffed for adults cannot meet their special needs. Children should be placed in adequate, specialized facilities. Incident at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre 55. The Special Rapporteur interviewed several girls who had witnessed the fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre on 22 May 2009. In addition, he was provided with a copy of the report of the Armadale enquiry, although it has not yet been made public. The Commission of Enquiry was tasked with investigating the causes and consequences of the fire; the response of the management to the outbreak of the fire; the behaviour of the children detained at the institution before and during the fire; and the response of the emergency services and the effect these had on the origin, control and consequences of the fire. 56. According to the report, the Office dormitory, which was consumed by the fire, contained seven double-bunk beds with 14 mattresses, and measured 20 feet by 12 feet. The dormitory had been considered unfit for occupancy by the Property Manager for the 13