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THE site of a youth prison where hundreds of boys and young men were physically and sexually abused is to become an immigration detention centre for women.
The former Medomsley detention centre in Co Durham is due to open in the autumn to hold 85 female asylum-seekers, despite previous Home Office pledges to reduce the detention estate.
Recently established local campaigns against the plans have raised concerns about detainees’ welfare, access to legal support and a lack of scrutiny of the proposals.
Objections have also been raised about how reopening the site could affect the local community and former inmates who have been left scarred by the abuse that they suffered there.
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