• Another man dies at The Verne, an isolated detention centre in Dorset• The Samaritans said Verne was too dangerous to visit• Chief inspector of prisons concludes Verne is “satisfactory”
New report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons on Campsfield House, run by outsourcer Mitie, reveals:• 16 year old detained ‘by mistake’• Torture victims held in defiance of Home Office rules• Dirty, overcrowded accommodation
Another inquest, another death in UK immigration detention: the case of Tahir Mehmood. Phil Miller of Corporate Watch reports from the Coroner’s Court.
Four years ago G4S was involved in the unlawful killing of an immigration detainee called Jimmy Mubenga. Now they're winning NHS contracts to care for detainees.
A company called Mitie cleans Odeon cinemas and NHS hospitals . . . Now, all of a sudden, they're the UK government's favoured supplier for locking up immigration detainees. How did that happen?
• Home Office contractors agree “significant” financial settlement• 77 year old locum doctor did not know detention centre rules• Brian Dalrymple, a 35 year old American tourist, died of natural causes; neglect was a contributing factor• Mother pays tribute to “warm and loving man”
For years rival healthcare companies at two for-profit immigration lock-ups failed properly to communicate. A report from Day 4 of the inquest into the death of Brian Dalrymple
