The station had five holding cells designed to take eight detainees. Despite being in a poor condition, all cells were operational, holding a total of 34 detainees. Clearly, the cells were filled beyond capacity. The detainees reported to the Committee that the cells were dirty - their blankets had not been washed for months and they were flea-ridden. The reason given to the Committee for the poor condition of the cells was that the station was waiting for the Department of Public Works to do the repairs. The person who had been in the cells the longest was detained on 7 December 2009 - so he had been there for approximately eight months. Some did not have money for bail while others had been denied bail. They were kept in police cells because the correctional facilities were overcrowded. There were no juveniles in the cells, and there had been no deaths in the past financial year. There had been two incidents of escapes from the cells where eight detainees escaped. In another incident nine detainees had escaped in transit. It was stated that police had not been involved in the escapes, but poor cell infrastructure was blamed for cell escapes.