- 32 C. Conditions of detention in establishments under the Port Authorities 52. In the course of the 2013 visit, the CPT’s delegation visited the Igoumenitsa Coast Guard detention facility, where it examined the treatment and conditions of detention of irregular migrants apprehended for attempting to travel to Italy, returned from Italy or rescued at sea. The detention facility consisted of three cells and a wooden container structure. The main holding cell measured some 25 m² and was accommodating 16 men at the time of the visit (i.e. the equivalent of a mere 1.5m living space per person). Two juveniles were being held in a separate cell (see paragraph 54). Staff told the delegation that often the numbers of detainees held in the facility were much higher at around 50 and that these numbers, on occasion, could reach 120. Detainees were not provided with mattresses and slept on blankets placed on the floor of the cell or on the concrete plinths along three sides of the cell. The state of hygiene was appalling; many persons were suffering from skin infections. The single toilet and tap used for showering were not partitioned, and were in a filthy state; a leaking tap which had dripped water onto detainees’ blankets had only been repaired one day prior to the delegation’s visit. Access to natural light was minimal, ventilation was poor and the artificial lighting in the corridor outside the cell was not functioning. Further, detainees were not offered access to outdoor exercise, according to staff, because the fenced yard was not properly secured. Some persons had been held in this cell for more than two months. The unfurnished container structure (measuring some 15 m²) and a cell with no lighting (measuring some 13.5 m²) located in an annexe building, were not occupied at the time of the visit, but had been used in the recent past; the conditions in these places were also unsuitable for holding persons. 53. The CPT has already stated in the past that its standards for police and border guard stations apply equally to coast guard facilities serving a similar purpose. The conditions of detention at Igoumenitsa Coast Guard detention facility could be described as amounting to inhuman and degrading treatment. Urgent steps should be taken to refurbish and upgrade the existing facilities in order that they meet the required standards. The recommendations made in paragraph 51 above apply equally to the Igoumenitsa Coast Guard detention facility. 54. Across the corridor from the main cell was a smaller cell measuring some 7 m², which was equipped with a concrete plinth, running the length of one wall, and possessed an adjoining toilet. The lighting and ventilation were as poor as that observed in the larger cell. Shortly prior to the delegation’s visit, two juveniles (one of whom was a 13-year-old) who had been detained in the larger cell together with the 16 adults for almost one month had been transferred to this smaller cell. The facilities at Igoumenitsa are totally unsuitable for holding unaccompanied minors, both as regards the material conditions and in respect of the lack of care and support offered to them. Further, detaining juveniles together with adults is contrary to both international law and national legislation.24 24 See Article 37 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child; Article 32 (detention of minors and families) of Law 3907/2011.