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    Editorial Introduction: Why Immigration Detention is Unique
    with Stephanie J. Silverman
    Population, Space and Place 18 (6): 677-686. 2012.
    In this editorial introduction, we provide a context for our special issue by outlining the major approaches and issues related to immigration detention in liberal, democratic states. We are concerned that there is no commonly accepted definition of detention, and so we endeavour to provide one here. Beyond the need for greater conceptual clarity, we suggest that a pressing question is why immigration detention is continuously expanding despite mounting evidence that the practice harms people, d…Read more