# Immigration detention in the prison estate 

- [Introduction](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/introduction.md)
- [Legal Framework](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/legal-framework.md)
- [Why are people detained in the prison estate?](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/why-are-people-detained-in-the-prison-estate.md)
- [History of the use of prisons to detain people held under immigration powers](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/history-of-the-use-of-prisons-to-detain-people-held-under-immigration-powers.md)
- [Additional layers of disadvantage](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/additional-layers-of-disadvantage.md)
- [Criticisms on the use of Prison for Immigration Detention and Further Reading](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/criticisms-on-the-use-of-prison-for-immigration-detention-and-further-reading.md)
- [Organisations offering legal advice & practical help in prisons](https://avid-detention.gitbook.io/avid-handbook/immigration-detention-in-the-prison-estate/organisations-offering-legal-advice-and-practical-help-in-prisons.md)


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