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Three arrested for G4S centre abuse
Calls for firm to be stripped of youth offender facilities role
THREE men were arrested yesterday on suspicion of having abused and mistreated vulnerable children held at a facility run by private security company G4S.
Kent Police opened the investigation after a BBC Panorama programme exposed G4S officers and supervisors verbally harassing and physically restraining teenagers held at Medway Secure Training Centre.
Campaigners demanded an immediate end to G4S’s government contract and called for young offenders facilities to be put back in public hands.
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