The chief inspector of prisons has accused the privately run immigration detention centre at Heathrow of a shocking loss of humanity after a terminally ill Canadian man was kept in handcuffs as he died in hospital. Staff ignored a doctor's report declaring the 84-year-old unfit for detention or deportation and in need of social care. The chief inspector...said that on at least two occasions staff at the Geo-run Harmondsworth immigration removal centre have needlessly handcuffed elderly, vulnerable and incapacitated detainees...The immigration minister...said: "The use of restraint in this case seems completely unjustified and must not be repeated..."Geo...responded by saying detainees were not routinely handcuffed when taken out of the centre: "However, where there is a documented risk of absconding, handcuffs may be used, balanced against a number of factors, including their age. Managers have to use discretion to take difficult decisions and we have issued them with additional guidance,"...