Dungavel

He also highlighted other issues at Dungavel, criticising the “cramped” female dormitories. Mr Shaw wrote: “Observation suggested that it would be possible to touch the beds on either side of the one in which a detainee was sleeping.” He added: “If ...

“If Dungavel is to have a long-term future within the immigration estate, the living accommodation should be refurbished to more acceptable standards, with particular attention paid to the sleeping arrangements in the women's dormitories,” said his report.

HUNDREDS of protesters held a rally at the controversial Dungavel immigration detention centre yesterday calling for its immediate closure. More than 200 campaigners from across Scotland gathered at the Shut It Down protest, organised by campaigners ...

Today we gather with supporters from all over Scotland to call for the closure of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in South Lanarkshire. We demand the end to the policy of immigration detention across the UK. “It's the bad place to be,” says Aisha ...

CAMPAIGNERS from across Scotland will gather outside Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre tomorrow as they call for its immediate closure. The facility has been the focus of criticism since it opened near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire in 2001.

The incident took place at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in South Lanarkshire, which is home to roughly 200 detainees, the majority of whom are asylum seekers. One detainee, Shanvi (not real name), who witnessed the suicide attempt told ...