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Background

Campsfield House is an immigration detention centre located in Kidlington near Oxford, England, operated by private prison firm Mitie under contract with the British government. For 25 years, it was the site of a regular monthly protest from human rights campaigners and saw a number of internal protests, hunger strikes and two suicides. However, it was highly praised by the Chief Inspector of Prisons at the last full inspection in 2014. Campsfield was closed in 2018, until 2025. On 28 June 2022, the Home Office announced plans for a new immigration removal centre to be developed on the site of the former Campsfield House IRC. On 16 July 2022, the Coalition to Keep Campsfield Closed was launched with a rally in Oxford’s Bonn Square.

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Region

Kidlington

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World Prisons. (2026). Campsfield House. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campsfield-house
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"Campsfield House." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campsfield-house.
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@misc{worldprisons-campsfield-house,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Campsfield House},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campsfield-house},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}