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| 11 escaped detainees still hunted | 11 escaped detainees still hunted |
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| Police hunting 11 detainees who escaped from an immigration centre are concentrating their search in London and the West Midlands. | Police hunting 11 detainees who escaped from an immigration centre are concentrating their search in London and the West Midlands. |
| Twenty-six detainees fled Campsfield House in Kidlington, Oxford, after a fire was started on Saturday night but 15 were later recaptured. | Twenty-six detainees fled Campsfield House in Kidlington, Oxford, after a fire was started on Saturday night but 15 were later recaptured. |
| More than 50 officers are involved in trying to find the remaining escapees - who are all convicted criminals. | More than 50 officers are involved in trying to find the remaining escapees - who are all convicted criminals. |
| A demonstration was held on Tuesday in support of detainees at the centre. | A demonstration was held on Tuesday in support of detainees at the centre. |
| 'Custodial sentence' | 'Custodial sentence' |
| Asst Ch Con Francis Habgood, from Thames Valley Police, said: "Police officers across the country are working hard to try and recapture those who escaped. | Asst Ch Con Francis Habgood, from Thames Valley Police, said: "Police officers across the country are working hard to try and recapture those who escaped. |
| "All of those escaped had served a custodial sentence for a range of offences and were being considered for deportation." | "All of those escaped had served a custodial sentence for a range of offences and were being considered for deportation." |
| Of the 26 who escaped, 12 were caught very soon after the break out and three were found on Tuesday. | Of the 26 who escaped, 12 were caught very soon after the break out and three were found on Tuesday. |
| All those caught are now being held under the Immigration Act. | All those caught are now being held under the Immigration Act. |
| Controversy | Controversy |
| Campsfield is run by the American company GEO and holds up to 200 male inmates at a time. | |
| It has been surrounded by controversy since it opened in 1993. | It has been surrounded by controversy since it opened in 1993. |
| It has been the scene of escapes, a rooftop protest, hunger strikes and a well-organised campaign to have it shut down. | It has been the scene of escapes, a rooftop protest, hunger strikes and a well-organised campaign to have it shut down. |
| Campaign to Close Campsfield have held regular protests outside the centre to highlight what it sees as the unfair treatment of the detainees. | Campaign to Close Campsfield have held regular protests outside the centre to highlight what it sees as the unfair treatment of the detainees. |