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Should Dungavel be closed?

This poll is almost 5 years old
 

​Controversy has never been far from the gates of Scotland's only immigration detention centre. And now it has been revealed vulnerable adults are routinely kept at the former prison in South Lanarkshire against official guidance. Does Scotland need Dungavel? Campaigners say no, saying we need a fairer, more humane system of detention, one not reserved to Westminster and controlled by the Home Office. What's your view?

Should Dungavel be closed?

Yes
26
No
9
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