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APPENDIX BDETENTION CENTER STUDY QUESTIONNAIREPart I (Data from Asylum Application: I-589 Form/Affidavit)1. CASE ID2. Date/ of interview:Start Time: End Time: Length of Interview(minutes):3. Interviewer code (Initials):4. Translator code (Initials):5. Attorney Group (example LCHR):6 Detainee Location:7. Arrival date in the United States: _____-______-______M M D D Year8. Arrival location in the United States: (Circle one)Newark Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Kennedy airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Other airport, (specify) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Other (for example, boat) (specify) . . . . . . . . . .49. Date of placement in detention: _____-______-______M M D D Year10. Calculate Total # of weeks in detention:11. Was the client ever held in County Jails?YES……1NO…….212. If subject has been in more than 1 Detention Center, List all detention centerswhere subject has been.Detention Center (Code-see 5A) Dates of Detention13. Total # of detention center facilities client has been held in:14. Gender:Male…….1Female ….215. Current Age (Years)16. Subject’s age at time of entry into US (Years)17. Nationality (citizenship)APPENDIX B 203
18. Country from which fleeing persecution (specify only if different from nationality)19. Race (circle one):Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Caucasian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Latino/Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420. Ethnicity / Tribal group21. Religion:Buddhist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Jewish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Muslim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Hindu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .722. Highest level of education attained: (Circle one)None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Primary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Some high school/secondary School course Work . . . .3High School/Secondary School graduate Degree . . . . .4Some college vocational course work . . . . . . . . . . . . .5College/vocational degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Graduate Professional training (beyond college) . . . . .7Graduate/professional degree (ex. M.D., J.D., Ph.D.) .823. Primary occupation in his/her native country:Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Monk/nun (religious figure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Other health professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Lawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Government Employee (non-military/police.) . . . . . . .7Police/Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Housewife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Service Sector (example: taxi driver, shopkeeper) . . .11Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1224. Marital statusSingle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4(Specify)(Specify)(Specify)(Specify)(Specify)(Specify)(Specify)204 FROM PERSECUTION TO PRISON
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From Persecution to Prison:The Heal
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CONTENTSAcknowledgements . . . . .
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The Bellevue/NYU Program for Surviv
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don, Miranda Ip, and Meriam Alrashi
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Significant symptoms of depression
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Detained asylum seekers participati
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persecution, yet most emphasized ho
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In many facilities, the response to
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years in detention, she finally got
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abuse For example, while being take
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They didn’t let me use the phone
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intensely personal events they had
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Limitations of this study include t
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Non-governmental organizations serv
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22 FROM PERSECUTION TO PRISON
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the late 1990s ranging from 10 to 7
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Historical BackgroundFor most of th
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international standards with the 19
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apply for asylum make up the majori
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tion judge. 57 Yet in many parts of
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York and Newark, New Jersey has had
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trict began denying parole to them
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Correctional Facility in 2000. “[
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men of which 750 were detained on i
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from that same country from seeking
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Detention Facilities in this StudyF
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high reliability in numerous langua
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York County Prison in York Pennsylv
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TABLE 2:Demographic Characteristics
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TABLE 4:Prevalence of Pre-Migration
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on a part time basis, researchers w
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Case #1(DK): “Loneliness and Fear
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TABLE 6:Hopkins Symptom Checklist-2
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TABLE 8:Harvard Trauma Questionnair
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think such services were available.
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When I am talking to you now it is
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After being granted asylum and rele
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“Being here is like going through
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In my country even though I became
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how long they were there - six mont
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Thoughts of SuicideSeveral asylum s
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here?’ I told the doctor, they br
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Another subject reported a positive
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substantial distance from their att
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eported that her experience in dete
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e somatic manifestations of the psy
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Case #2 (JG): “Health Care in Cha
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TABLE 11:Detainee Perceptions of He
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TABLE 13:Availability and Quality o
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detainees, or because they did not
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Difficulty Obtaining Specialized Ca
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Another detained asylum seeker repo
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One detainee who speaks French and
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Detention Facilities in this StudyS
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even though many reported having ex
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CASE #3 (HN): “SOLITARY CONFINEME
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Here, I’m scared. In [the detenti
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emote control and watch what he wan
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Whenever someone misbehaves, they t
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This subject was himself threatened
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One detainee reported several incid
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Some Process Exists to Respond to R
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There were no witnesses other than
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tion. An INS officer said they put
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There is an Anglican minister who c
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The dentists didn’t explain anyth
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tion between dental age and chronol
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Case #4 (LK): “Fifteen-Year-Old G
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TABLE 16:Treatment/Abuses Reported
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“There is no political asylum her
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I was crying. I was so afraid with
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save her life, but was not able to
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Case #5 (CR): “Begging for Mercy
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ehind and told me to sign. He physi
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days and it is now 2 years and four
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Page 193 and 194: while in detention, thus adding to
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Page 209 and 210: of thorough documentation. However,
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