Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
- 2.1: Bahamas.
  - 2.1.1: Introduction.
  - 2.1.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 2.1.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 2.1.4: Country Links.
  - 2.1.5: Reference List.
- 2.2: Belize.
- 2.3: Canada.
- 2.4: Mexico.
- 2.5: United States.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
5: Middle East .

Bahamas Profile

Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 1 (2011)

Total detention capacity of dedicated facility: 100 (2011)

No. of prisons used for immigration detention: 1 (2011)

Reported population: 72 (18 August 2011)

Maximum length of detention: no limit

Asylum seekers: 9 (January 2011)

Last updated: August 2011

Reference List

Amnesty International (AI). 2009. “Fear for safety / ill treatment: Bahamas: Detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.” AI Index: AMR 14/01/2009. 6 March 2009.
Amnesty International (AI). 2003. Bahamas: des détenus oubliés? Réfugiés et migrants mis en detention: Cas d’appel. AI Index : AMR 14 March 2003.
Amnesty International (AI). 2004. “The Bahamas: Amnesty International calls for a commission of inquiry into conditions at the Carmichael Detention Centre.” AI Press Release. AI Index: AMR 14/002/2004.
Bahama Islands Info (BIS). 2010. “Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers participate in tour of Florida’s primary Immigration Detention Centre.” BIS. 11 September 2010. http://bahamaislandsinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6510:royal-bahamas-defence-force-officers-participate-in-tour-of-floridas-primary-immigration-detention-centre&catid=34:Bahamas%20National%20News&Itemid=147 (accessed 29 June 2011).
Bahama Islands Info (BIS). 2011. “Bahamas and UNHCR discuss challenges.” Bahamaislandsinfo.com. 3 May 2011. http://bahamaislandsinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8671:bahamas-and-unhcr-discuss-challenges-&catid=34:Bahamas%20National%20News&Itemid=147 (accessed 17 August 2011).
Bahamas Press. 2011. “UNHCR Advisory to the FNM Government on Repatriation.” Bahamas Press. 2 July 2011. http://bahamaspress.com/2011/07/02/unhcr-advisory-to-the-fnm-government-on-repatriation/ (accessed 17 August 2011).
Undisclosed staff member at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre. Telephone interview with Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 18 August 2011. Geneva, Switzerland. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
Immigration Act (1967). Immigration: Chapter 191: Statute Law of the Bahamas. Government of the Bahamas.
Lowe, Alison. 2010. “Detainee describes ‘terrible’ experience at Detention Centre.” The Tribune. 6 December 2010. http://www.tribune242.com/Print/06122010_aldetention_new_pg1 (accessed 7 February 2011).
McCartney, Juan. 2011. “Brent Symonette says: Complicated deportation processes, fraudulent immigration documents and Bahamians harbouring illegal migrants are just a few of the issues that continue to plague the Department of Immigration.” The Nassau Guardian. http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11634&Itemid=27 (accessed 17 August 2011).
The Nassau Guardian. 2011. “Bahamas: Illegal Haitian immigrants are cholera-free.” The Nassau Guardian. 5 January 2011.
The Tribune. 2011. “115 Haitian Migrants Repatriated this Week.” The Tribune. 12 August 2011. http://www.tribune242.com/news/08122011_repatriation_news_pg5 (accessed 17 August 2011).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2009. 2008 Global Trends: refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons. UNHCR. 16 June 2009. http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c364c4d6.html (accessed 29 July 2009).
United States Department of State. 2010. 2009 Human Rights Reports: The Bahamas. 11 March 2010. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/wha/136099.htm (accessed 26 July 2010).
United States Department of State. 2011. 2010 Human Rights Reports: The Bahamas. 8 April 2011. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/wha/154492.htm (accessed 20 August 2011).