3.7 Children in conflict with the law 3.7.1 The unit housing child-offenders housed 58 children at the time of the visit. There were 25 cells in the unit, each able to accommodate 3 children. Four officials attend to the children's needs and they are assisted by external social workers who visit the unit on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The delegation was disturbed by the long periods some of the children have spent in incarceration: one has been in remand since September 2010.