... and untimely death. This is particularly important in contexts such as immigration detention facilities, which pose unique risks to children. This study aims to analyze the quality of acute medical care of common childhood illnesses that was delivered in a family immigration detention facility in the US...

...Erika Kalocsányiová; Ryan Essex Purpose This study aims to compare the impact of Australian onshore and offshore immigration detention centres (IDCs) on detainees’ health and health-care events. Design/methodology/approach It uses data extracted from the Australian Government’s quarterly...

...Michael Dudley; Peter Young; Louise Newman; Fran Gale; Rohanna Stoddart Purpose Indefinite immigration detention causes well-documented harms to mental health, and international condemnation and resistance leave it undisrupted. Health care is non-independent from immigration control, compromising...

... different geographical and cultural backgrounds. Originality/value This study offers a range of new insights into how detention in the UK impacts on people’s lives. The findings may be useful to policy makers who legislate on and regulate the UK immigration detention system, as well as custodial staff...

...Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Magdalena Bjerneld Purpose – The immigration detention environment largely influences the health and well-being of detainees by either aggravating medical conditions or contributing to new illness. There is limited research on how detainees...