Brook House Immigration Removal Centre sits on the perimeter of Gatwick Airport, and is run by G4S, who time and again have proven themselves capable of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of detainees in centres and deportations. Oh, wait.
When I first visited the centre, I noticed a large mural on a wall above me, which read ‘One Big Happy Family.’ I read this as I was searched and had all my belongings placed into a locker before being taken through countless security doors into a quasi-prison, where those detained inside can be held indefinitely having committed no offence.
