David Blunkett can't see anything wrong with Belmarsh – an unfortunate side effect of his optical condition perhaps.......
HMP Belmarsh is situated in southeast London and was opened in 1991. It is a category B local prison, which also houses a number of category A prisoners. It contains a high security unit (HSU), which acts as a special secure unit (SSU) when required.
As of May 2003, the operational capacity is 889 and the current population is 899, of whom 841 are local prisoners with 45 on remand, 73 are awaiting sentence, 395 are detained for other reasons, including awaiting trial and under detention orders, and 365 are convicted. There are 27 young offenders between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 prisoners in the HSU, one of whom is a woman.
The detainees at Belmarsh and Woodhill prisons are all foreign nationals and asylum seekers including Palestinians, Algerians, Tunisians and Egyptians. Many have been imprisoned without trial for two years. They are held under emergency anti-terrorist laws are considered "Category A" prisoners, or men who pose an exceptional risk should they escape. Conditions in Belmarsh for such prisoners are harsh, and have come under fire from rights groups in the past. The September 11 detainees there include......
Mahmoud Abu Rideh, a past victim of Israeli torture, was recently transferred from London's Belmarsh to a high security psychiatric hospital after he attempted suicide. He has stated that the detainees are prevented from going to Friday prayers.
A north African man in his thirties who has polio and has become so weak and depressed he is unable to stand. He is not allowed a wheelchair and prisoners are banned from carrying him. He now spends all his time in his cell.
A double amputee who is so disturbed he is receiving care at the medical unit. He is challenging his detention on human rights grounds.
A detainee who says he feels like he has been "buried alive." The man, whose identity and nationality cannot be revealed because of a court order, was taken from his home in December 2001. For three months following his imprisonment, he wasn't allowed to contact either his family or a lawyer.
The men are kept alone in their cells for up to 22 hours a day. Every 24 hours there is only one-hour walk in front of the cells and half an hour walking inside a cage. They do not see any sun. They cannot tell whether it is night or day. Everything is dark. Privileges are taken away, sometimes at short notice and without explanation. Many of these prisoners are reaching the end of their tether. Several have had mental breakdowns and the others are under enormous strain, particularly from the open-ended nature of their detention.
This is the true state of human rights in the UK right now. There are no rights for these people. There is no justice. David Blunkett is responsible for this pain and suffering heaped upon men who have not been proved guilty of anything.
SHAME ON HIM.
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As of May 2003, the operational capacity is 889 and the current population is 899, of whom 841 are local prisoners with 45 on remand, 73 are awaiting sentence, 395 are detained for other reasons, including awaiting trial and under detention orders, and 365 are convicted. There are 27 young offenders between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 prisoners in the HSU, one of whom is a woman.
The detainees at Belmarsh and Woodhill prisons are all foreign nationals and asylum seekers including Palestinians, Algerians, Tunisians and Egyptians. Many have been imprisoned without trial for two years. They are held under emergency anti-terrorist laws are considered "Category A" prisoners, or men who pose an exceptional risk should they escape. Conditions in Belmarsh for such prisoners are harsh, and have come under fire from rights groups in the past. The September 11 detainees there include......
Mahmoud Abu Rideh, a past victim of Israeli torture, was recently transferred from London's Belmarsh to a high security psychiatric hospital after he attempted suicide. He has stated that the detainees are prevented from going to Friday prayers.
A north African man in his thirties who has polio and has become so weak and depressed he is unable to stand. He is not allowed a wheelchair and prisoners are banned from carrying him. He now spends all his time in his cell.
A double amputee who is so disturbed he is receiving care at the medical unit. He is challenging his detention on human rights grounds.
A detainee who says he feels like he has been "buried alive." The man, whose identity and nationality cannot be revealed because of a court order, was taken from his home in December 2001. For three months following his imprisonment, he wasn't allowed to contact either his family or a lawyer.
The men are kept alone in their cells for up to 22 hours a day. Every 24 hours there is only one-hour walk in front of the cells and half an hour walking inside a cage. They do not see any sun. They cannot tell whether it is night or day. Everything is dark. Privileges are taken away, sometimes at short notice and without explanation. Many of these prisoners are reaching the end of their tether. Several have had mental breakdowns and the others are under enormous strain, particularly from the open-ended nature of their detention.
This is the true state of human rights in the UK right now. There are no rights for these people. There is no justice. David Blunkett is responsible for this pain and suffering heaped upon men who have not been proved guilty of anything.
SHAME ON HIM.
full article
http://www.global-elite.org
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