Immigration detention: a structure of abuse
Three stories in the press over the weekend demonstrate the abusive nature of immigration detention, for all involved. In The New Statesman, BID trustee Katharine Sacks-Jones writes of the palpable desperation of detention: Recent reports of sexual abuse at Yarl’s Wood shine a small spotlight on the otherwise invisible world of immigration detention. They detail how guards preyed on isolated women, subjecting them to unwanted advances, using their positions of power to coerce them into sexual acts. Shocking yes. But sadly not much of a surprise to people who work with immigration detainees. As a trustee of a small charity, Read the full article…