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December 1998
 Vol. 10, No. 4 (G)

UNITED STATES

DETAINED AND DEPRIVED OF RIGHTS:

CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Recommendations
  • To the U.S. Congress:
  • To the U.S. Department of Justice:
  • To the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
  • Detention Policies and Conditions
  • Age Assessment
  • Access to Legal Information and Representation
  • Monitoring of Conditions and Practices
  • To the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the U.N. Human Rights Commission
  • To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • To the Organization of American States


    • II. LEGAL STANDARDS

  • United States Law and Policy
  • Recent Changes to U.S. Immigration Laws
  • Right to Counsel
  • Detention Conditions and Release Options for Children
  • International Standards


    • III. THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE’S

    IV. FINDINGS AT BERKS COUNTY YOUTH CENTER

  • Findings Common to All BCYC Facilities
  • Information on Legal Rights and Available Legal Services
  • Access to Translators
  • Visitation and Telephone Access
  • Education
  • Use of Restraints During Transportation
  • Discipline
  • Treatment by Staff and Grievance Procedures
  • Activities and Recreation
  • Transfers to Other Facilities
  • Release and Family Reunification
  • Conditions in BCYC’s Secure Detention Facility
  • The Standards for Placing Children in Secure Detention
  • Privacy and Personal Possessions


    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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