Last updated: March 2009
Czech Republic Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélá-Jezová | In use (2009) | Jezová, Mlada Boleslav | Migrant Detention Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Refugee Facility Administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (RFA MI) | 380 | Adult males and females; minors; families. Gender segregation; age segregation; family units | |
| Blue School Diagnostic Institute for alien minors (Modra Skola) | In use (2007) | Prague | Other - Juvenile Housing | Semi-Secure | Ministry of Education | Ministry of Education | 12 | Minors only | |
| Frýdek-Místek | Closed (2007) | Frýdek-Místek | Migrant Detention Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Administration of Refugee Facilities, Police, Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, Private Security Company | 43 | ||
| Postorná | In use (2009) | Postorná, Breclav | Migrant Detention Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Refugee Facility Administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (RFA MI) | 164 | 36 (as of 29 May 2007) | Adult males and females |
| Praha-Ruzyné Airport (aka Airport Ruzyne Reception Centre) | In use (2009) | Prague | Registration Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Refugee Facility Administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (RFA MI) | 45 | 25 (as of 30 May 2007) | Adult males and females; families. Gender segregation; family units |
| Velké Prílepy | In use (2009) | Prague | Migrant Detention Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Refugee Facility Administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (RFA MI) | 115 | 30 (as of 28 May 2007) | Adult males |
| Vysní Lhoty | In use (2009) | Vyšní Lhoty, Frýdek-Místek | Registration Center | Secure | Interior Ministry, Administration of Refugee Facilities | Refugee Facility Administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (RFA MI) | 585 | Age segregation |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
Counselling Centre for Refugees. 2007. “Czech Republic,” in Jesuit Refugee Service (ed.). 2007. Civil Society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Positions of JRS in Europe. Jesuit Refugee Service.
European Commission. 2006. “Monitoring Detention of Asylum Seekers in the Czech Republic: Monitoring conditions of A/S in detention: Situation analysis. Monitoring period: January-June 2006”. European Commission.
European Commission, Daphne II Programme, Nathalie Schlenzka. 2007. "The Risk Group of Unaccompanied Minors: Protection Measures in an Enlarged European Union: Country Report: Czech Republic," Berlin Institute of Comparative Social Research. Berlin.
European Parliament. 2007. "The conditions in centres for third country national (detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and transit zones) with a particular focus on provisions and facilities for persons with special needs in the 25 EU member states." European Parliament, Directorate-General Internal Policies, Policy Department C, Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs, December 2007.
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. 2007. "2006 Status Report on Migration in the Czech Republic." Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. Prague.
