[sheffield-noborders] Lindholme point of interest
fabian
fab at in-no.org
Wed Oct 5 08:50:02 BST 2005
this is to add to the list of points of interest
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F.
Lindholme Detention Centre - A prision for the innocent
Lindholme Detention centre is a wing of HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster,
South Yorkshire, run by the prison service. It holds up to 112 men aged
21 and over. A prison inspector’s report in April 2003 revealed that
staff routinely imposed random strip-searches after visits. Detainees
are also strip-searched on admission to the detention centre as a
matter of routine, without any reason given. Staff at this former
prison treat detainees as offenders, rather than recognising that they
have not been convicted of any crime. There is a prison atmosphere,
with detainees being made to wear prison clothes. Their own money is
withheld from them, and channelled into prison-like “incentive
schemes”.
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