"Naked but for handcuffs, a waist restraint belt, and a towel to cover his modesty, a man waiting to be deported from the UK is carried by officers to his bed inside his new home the country's most notorious immigration detention centre. Days later, a resident with a history of mental health issues is restrained after smashing up the television in his room and boiling kettles of water in a bid to flood his sleeping area."
"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
The Independent reports on major issues across the US and funds on-the-ground journalism through donations while providing free access to reporting. The outlet investigates varied topics from political funding to documentaries about reproductive-rights activists. Brook House, an immigration detention centre near Gatwick, houses a mix of foreign nationals, former prisoners, small-boat migrants and visa overstayers in conditions modelled on a category B prison. Incidents of violence, assaults, drug use and self-harm are described as almost daily occurrences. Mentally unwell residents are sometimes restrained, and specialist riot squads have been deployed. The site was the subject of an independent inquiry after 2017 footage showed G4S guards abusing detainees.
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