Cells: The station has over 50 cells with a capacity of over 500. The cells usually hold about 200 persons over the weekends. At the time of the visit only 14 persons were in the cells. Most of those 14 persons, despite having been locked up since the previous day, had not yet been charged. When the detectives were asked about this they stated that the detainees only needed to be charged within 48 hours, but the Members clarified to them that the intention of the law was that detainees must be charged within this time period and not that they should wait 48 hours before charging them. Two of the detainees were returned by the court and on request of the investigators were to stay in the cells for another week. This is not apparently a usual occurrence. One detainee had begun vomiting shortly before the arrival of the Committee and the Committee was assured that he would be sent to the hospital. The conditions of the cells were very poor. They had last been painted in 2002 and they were extremely dirty. While it is understood that the contract with Democratic Cleaners had expired the previous week, it was clear that the cells had in fact been dirty for a very long time, and much of the dirt was deeply ingrained. One of the cells had not been cleaned for so long that birds had decided to nest inside of them. The toilets were dirty, and some of the pipes were leaking. Leaking pipes had apparently been reported two weeks ago. Peeling paint on the walls illustrated that this was a long term problem. Loose electrical wires were visible in one place posing a very real danger to staff and detainees.