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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Long Lartin: Britain's Gitmo criticised

Long Lartin: Britain's Gitmo criticised

Long Lartin unit for terror suspects criticised

By Dominic Casciani BBC News home affairs correspondent

Babar Ahmad, who is contesting extradition to the US, is held in the maximum-security unit

A watchdog has criticised a maximum-security "prison within a prison", saying too little attention is paid to the terrorism suspects' isolation.

The chief inspector of prisons said the unit at Long Lartin, in Worcestershire, needed a better balance between security and humane care.


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