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Watchdog says facilities for holding immigrants still not adequate
Immigrant holding centres ‘still lacking’

Immigrants held in detention centres awaiting deportation are still not being treated properly, the prisons watchdog has warned today. Chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers says that although conditions in four short-term holding facilities have improved, concerns about access to key services remain. She warns detainees at Colnbrook centre near Heathrow airport, which holds about… Read more »