Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Report raises concerns over high levels of self-harm and use of force at Morton Hall

Inspectors have discovered high levels of self-harm, violence and use of force at an immigration detention centre in Lincolnshire where one detainee had been held for more than two years.

Uncertainty about detainees’ immigration status and the potential for long-term detention continue to cause frustration at Morton Hall immigration removal centre (IRC), a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) says.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PVPCdx

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