Brook House Immigration Detention Centre inquiry calls for witnesses
A general view of D Wing at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
WITNESSES to mistreatment of detainees at Brook House were urged to come forward today at the launch of an independent inquiry into the scandal.
The public inquiry will look into alleged abuse at the migrant detention site near Gatwick, which was exposed in a 2017 undercover report by BBC Panorama.
The documentary appeared to show guards assaulting and racially abusing detainees as well as mocking people with mental illnesses while the site was run by notorious security privateers G4S.
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