Subject Area
Gender/Sex
Migration
Refugee/Asylum
Source
National Authorities
Other
Type
Reports
Location
United Kingdom
Year Published
2026
Summary
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, ‘Women’s experience of immigration detention’, June 2026.
Summary
The thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, identifies several concerning gaps in care which increase some women’s risk of harm, exacerbate existing mental health difficulties and leave them feeling insecure and isolated.
See also Immigration detention is failing women – and the prison watchdog’s report leaves no room for denial by Carenza Muggleton-Arnold, Head of Campaigns, Women for Refugee Women, Gee Manoharan, Co-Director, Association of Visitors To Immigration Detainees (AVID) and Kate Alexander, Director at Scottish Detainee Visitors, 17 July 2026.
