Equal Times, November 2015
The Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre is an isolated, institutionalised building, surrounded by towering fences and CCTV cameras. Most of the approximately 350 detainees at this detention centre in Bedford, United Kingdom are women but there are also some families.
The Yarl’s Wood website, hosted by the contract management company Serco, shows pictures of grinning “residents” and states that its “promise” is “respect, support and commitment”.
But behind the glossy promotion images lies a darker picture…
Sophie Hemery 