Last updated: March 2010
Estonia Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population | Demographics and Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harku Pre-Removal Detention Center ("Harku väljasaatmiskeskus" or "Kodakondsus-Ja Migratsiooniameti Väljasaatmiskeskus") | In use (2010) | Harku County (15 km outside of Tallin) | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police and Border Guard Board / Private Security Contractor | 42 (2007) | 10 (As of March 2007) | Adult males and females, families (2007). Segregation of males and females, criminal detainees; space for family units (2007). |
| North Prefect Police Station | In use (2007) | Tallin (North Police Department Office) | Ad hoc - police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Tallin North Police Department | 90 (criminal and administrative detainees) (2007) | 90 (As of March 2007) | Adult males and females, families, minors (2007). Segregation of males and females, criminal detainees, minors; space for family units (2007). |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Eber, Martin (Integration and Migration Foundation). 2010. Interview by Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation 23 March 2010, Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Estonian Refugee Council (ERC). 2007. "Estonia," in Civil Society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe. Jesuit Refugee Services-Europe, December 2007. http://detention-in-europe.org/images/stories/10%20nms%20report%20final.pdf (accessed 2 March 2010).
- European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). 2006. Third report on Estonia. 24 June 2005. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. http://hudoc.ecri.coe.int/XMLEcri/ENGLISH/Cycle_03/03_CbC_eng/EST-CbC-III-2006-1-ENG.pdf (accessed 15 March 2010).
