The protest follows a damning report into conditions for children heldat the centre by the chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers (ChildrenNow, 26 July-1 August). Six of the 16 families who started the strikelast Thursday (27 July) are continuing the protest.
A Home Office spokeswoman said the department was keeping a close eye onthe situation. It added that although detainees, who receive 4per week, were refusing meals, they were buying food from the centre'sshop instead.
However, a parent on hunger strike, who asked not to be named, insistedthe six were refusing all food and water.
- See Analysis, p12.
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