Voices from Morton Hall
In this blog post, two people currently detained in Morton Hall detention centre tell Leeds No Borders about their experiences. ''From 8pm til 8am we are locked up ... Phone signal is really bad so no one can [...]
“This is mental torture after prison and no respect for humanity”
This post was written by the Morton Hall Detainee Visitor Group (MHDVG). The quotations included in the post are from people currently detained in Morton Hall, who have spoken with MHDVG for this piece. Morton Hall Immigration Removal [...]
Hamid on alternatives to detention
Image courtesy of Freed Voices This post is written by Hamid, who has experienced immigration detention. His testimony was provided for Detention Action's forthcoming annual report. In the three and a half years I was in detention, I was [...]
Flip flops placed neatly outside isolation unit doors
The writer visited one of the wings of Brook House Immigration Removal Centre a few years ago. This is an edited version of his diary. Several months previously, I was part of a small group of people who [...]
Unlocking Detention in Liverpool and Manchester
Estelle Worthington is Regional Activism Co-ordinator, North West. She writes about how local organisations came together to collect evidence for the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention. Over the last month, I’ve had the opportunity to hear many [...]
Animals or slaves? Memories of a migrant detention centre
Image courtesy of Michael Collins This article by H was published as part of Unlocking Detention series on Open Democracy. One man tells of his experience of being incarcerated in the UK for three years for being a migrant, [...]
“Under detention they think you’re criminal”: Henry speaks out from Haslar
Henry, currently detained in Haslar detention centre and facing deportation to Nigeria, has been previously featured on this blog writing powerfully about "Too many laws, not enough justice". You can read Henry's blog post here. Henry has now [...]
The national shame that is healthcare in UK immigration detention
This article by Phil Miller and Clare Sambrook is from Open Democracy. Image: painting by Lucy Edkins from Mental Health in Immigration Detention Action Group Initial Report December 2013. Four years ago G4S was involved in the unlawful [...]
What is it like being a local campaign group?
Campaign to Close Campsfield is a campaign group based in Oxford which has been calling for a closure of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre for many years. They are one of the members of the Detention Forum. We [...]
Immigration detention in the media: Anarchy and ambivalence
This article by Melanie Griffiths originally appeared in Open Democracy's #unlocked series. Alongside calls for the reduction or ending of immigration detention, we must demand more balanced coverage from our media. Melanie Griffiths reports on two decades of [...]