Revealed: at-risk immigration detainees ‘to be put in solitary confinement’

Leaked G4S letter suggests ‘shielding’ measure against Covid-19 will last for months

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Vulnerable immigration detainees at risk of dying if they contract Covid-19 are to be placed in solitary confinement for at least three months, according to a leaked letter from the Home Office contractor G4S.

The detainees, who have either committed no crime or completed a prison sentence for a crime already committed, are facing the same “shielding” protocol as those serving a prison sentence with health conditions that put them at risk, the Guardian understands.

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