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order to have more privacy. They agreed that the adults were treated better than the
juveniles, as they were kept in cages, just like animals. K. stated that he had been beaten on
his back one week before. They would also get in trouble if they sang or talked to the
detainees in other cells. Regarding visits, these took place once a week and the families
could bring clothes only during the first visit.
228. Three boys had been at Freeport for two months, one for three days, and the fourth
detainee had arrived the day of the visit of the Special Rapporteur. The three who had been
there longest indicated that they had been beaten with batons for singing. They also added
that the adults were treated better. They complained about the cold, the lack of food and the
fact that they were forced to stay in the cell all day. The child who had arrived that day had
been arrested at his home, informed of the charges, and no force was used. The one who
had been there the longest was threatened upon arrest and slapped on the chest.
229. Alroy Shaw, aged 29, had been at Freeport since 2006, and had not yet been
convicted or sentenced. He suffered from hypertension and received no medication. He had
broken his arm in 2008 and had never seen a doctor for it. In addition, he had been beaten
two days before the visit of the Special Rapporteur.
230. Silvan Green, aged 25, Rick Thorp, aged 26, and Ricardo Taylor, aged 24, had all
been detained at Freeport since 2006.
231. Anthony Rossdell, aged 50, had been beaten by the police with a fibreglass baton
and subjected to an intrusive body search. Beatings were common during searches, as well
as the use of pepper spray in the cells.
232. Omar Reid, aged 32, had been detained at Freeport since March 2007. He was
always beaten during searches in an effort to extract information from him.
233. Orett Ellis, aged 18, had been detained for eleven months at Freeport. He suffered
from asthma, glaucoma and blackouts. He had not received any medical attention.
234. Vivian Brady, aged 33, had been beaten on his face, right arm and fingers one week
before the visit of the Special Rapporteur, and had not received any medical attention. He
complained about the lack of soap, deodorant and clothes because he received no visits.
235. A female detainee, aged 39, was arrested in June 2009. She had been questioned,
forced to speak and threatened to be beaten. She had not been beaten, but was denied access
to a lawyer. She complained about the very bad conditions of the cell, the cockroaches, the
overcrowding, the rats, the filth and the lack of air. The warders were very disrespectful and
threatened to beat the detainees. She had never been beaten, but a female officer had
splashed water on her. He son was also detained at Freeport, and she was able to see him
sometimes.
236. First cell to the right, five female detainees, who complained about the verbal
abuses; the threats of beating them or of using tear gas against them; and the lack of air and
the heat; some had even fainted for this reason. One of the punishments applied to them
was a delay in the food delivery. Their cell was overcrowded and extremely dirty. During
the interview, one of the detainees had to use the toilet which was in the cell and did not
provide any privacy.
237. Iman Ali and Hoda Mohamed, aged 21 and 20, both Canadian citizens, were at the
police station for one week for possession of marijuana. They had been arrested at the
airport. They were not allowed to make phone calls but had relatives who were trying to
obtain their release on bail and brought them food. However, they were not allowed to see
their relatives most of the time. They had been to court a few days before. Ms. Mohamed
had been threatened by a former cellmate, who was mentally ill, that she would break a
bottle of alcohol in her face if she did not stop crying. They had been locked in together
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