Post Tagged with: "Serco"

Yarl's Wood prison, where many women are locked up despite being charged with no crime

Govt renews contract to Serco despite rape allegations

Serco, the notorious corporation with staff members who committed the most appalling abuse against women and children, has been given a second contract by the government. The Home Office renewed the private security giant’s contract to run a controversial women’s immigration detention centre where staff have been accused of sexual misconduct. It paid £70 million to Serco to operate Yarl’s[Read More…]

Women in immigration detention centres report sexual abuse at the hands of Serco

Women in immigration detention centres report sexual abuse at the hands of Serco

Hundreds of female asylum seekers are coming forward to report rape and sexual molestation at immigration detention centres in England, it has been revealed. Serco, one of the largest and most powerful companies in the UK FTSE 250, privately runs Yarl’s Wood in Bedfordshire – an immigration removal centre. However, the Serco staff are at the centre of claims made[Read More…]