Social workers, clergy tour detention centre amid hunger strike

Read storyA senior officer from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre said social service worker and local clergy toured the facility Monday.

Senior Deputy Director at the centre, Roderick Bowe said the purpose of the tour was to inspect conditions at the facility.

Bowe was not a part of the tour, which included Immigration Director Jack Thompson and Defence Force Commodore Clifford Scavella. He did not give the names of the social workers or clergy or give details of their findings.

Reports received by The Tribune are that three detainees at the centre are still on a hunger strike that started last week Wednesday.

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