"In its 2014 Annual Report, published today after election purdah, the Independent Monitoring Board at Yarl’s Wood draws attention to the harmful effects of lengthy, indefinite periods of detention and calls for reform. 68 women
“In its 2014 Annual Report, published today after election purdah, the Independent Monitoring Board at Yarl’s Wood draws attention to the harmful effects of lengthy, indefinite periods of detention and calls for reform.
68 women were detained at Yarl’s Wood for more than six months in 2014, and one woman was detained for 800 days, before being released. The IMB recommends a time limit on detention, such as the six months laid down in the 2008 European Returns Directive”
See the article: Indefinite detention is wrong, says watchdog (IMB, link)
And see the full-text Report (pdf)