In her report on Tinsley House, chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers said children had been subjected to "unnecessary force" with parents fearing for their children's safety.
The unannounced inspection made in July revealed that conditions for women and children had deteriorated since the last visit with Owers saying there was a "prison-like culture" at the centre.
"When we last visited, we expressed serious concerns at the plight of the small number of children and women held in this largely male establishment," Owers said in the report. "On our return for this unannounced follow-up inspection, conditions had generally deteriorated and the arrangements for children and single women were now wholly unacceptable."
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