Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
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Background
Curtin Immigration Detention Centre is an Australian immigration detention facility at the RAAF Base Curtin in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Curtin was described by former immigration minister Philip Ruddock as the country's "most primitive" processing centre. It was shut down by the Howard government following a riot in 2002 but was re-opened in 2010 by its successor – the Rudd–Gillard government. The controversial move has been seen by commentators as a reversal by the Australian Labor Party of its policy towards detention. It is run by Serco Asia Pacific, who also run Villawood and other detention centres in Australia.
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Death-row facility
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Visiting
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Practical info
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.