HMIP reports an unannounced visit to Yarl's Wood

Icon_article Star-blue1 Published: March 24, 2010 08:59 by marker

Tagged as: migration repression
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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons have today (24.3.2010) issued a report summarising the findings of an unannounced inspection of the Yarl's Wood Immigrant Detention and Removal Centre last year.

Many people in the North of England have acted in solidarity with women who are on hunger strike in Yarl's Wood, protesting at the conditions of their detention.

Some of the details included in the report are:

  • The use of force against children
  • A baby being detained for 100 days
  • Failure of the staff to assess the mental condition of detainees

A copy of the report is attached.

Attached Files

Report HMIP report on Yarl's Wood

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More analysis from activists

Comment Published: March 25, 2010 08:48 by marker

More analysis of the report from No Borders Brighton:
http://nobordersbrighton.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-on-yarls-wood-and-child-detention.html

http://nobordersbrighton.blogspot.com/2010/03/selected-lowlights-of-yarls-wood.html

Reports by Yarl's Wood befrienders:
http://www.ywbefrienders.org/