When I saw the photograph in the Torygraph showing the Harmondsworth immigration detention centre, I thought it looked like a prison. Admittedly, it is a modern structure. Nevertheless, it reminds me of the rotting hulks that used to house prisoners before transporting them to Australia. Given that the detention centre is close to Heathrow Airport, I fail to see why those who are to be deported are not simply taken straight to the airport and boarded on an aeroplane. There are those who have not committed a criminal offence living along side those who have but have served their prison term. This beggars the question, why are people still in a prison environment after time for the crime has been satisfied? To treat people who should not be prisoners as though they are prisoners, is it any wonder that they decided to riot against unacceptable conditions?
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