Children held for 151 days in immigration prison

‘People come in here normal, but they get ill.’ Protesting against deaths at a UK migrant jail

Intrusive police surveillance deployed against peaceful protestors at Morton Hall. (See also: Child held for 151 days at Morton Hall)

▻https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/shinealight/john-grayson/morton-hall-HMIP-immigration-detention

Children held for 151 days in immigration prison

A damning new HM Inspectorate for Prisons report on Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre has raised fresh questions about the British asylum and immigration regime. Clare Sambrook reports on the detail of the inspection, including the continued detention of children for immigration purposes in a prison setting. This article was first published on Shine a Light, an investigate project that publishes first on openDemocracy.

►http://lacuna.org.uk/migration/children-immigration-detention-morton-hall
#enfants #enfance #mineurs

Death at immigration detention centre comes under investigation

An investigation has been launched into the death of a 43-year-old man in an immigration removal centre on Sunday, the Home Office has confirmed.

▻https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/10/death-at-immigration-detention-centre-comes-under-investigation
#Verne #Portland #Thomas_Kirungi

Muerte de inmigrantes en detención: cifras y razones

Detención por largos periodos de tiempo y sin razón, escasa atención en salud y semanas sin hablar son, entre otros, factores que explican los fallecimientos de 29 personas, desde 1989, en algunos centros de detención del Reino Unido.

▻http://theprisma.co.uk/es/2017/04/10/muerte-de-inmigrantes-en-detencion-cifras-y-razones