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Self-Harm in immigration detention

Figures on self-harm in UK immigration detention between July and September 2009 inclusive, under the following headings: 1) Number of incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment (total: 56) 2) Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk. (total: 444) For tables including breakdown by detention centre, click here to

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Conditions at G4S Immigration Prison ‘Worse and Worse’

Source: Corporate Watch ~ Watching the Corporations 02/12/09 Since it opened earlier this year Brook House IRC, the UK’s newest and biggest immigration prison has barely had a day without trouble. However, Corporate Watch has learnt that things have become “much worse” lately, both for the detainees and for their visitors. Meanwhile, the G4S management [...]

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