Malta Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floriana Police Headquarters | In use (2007) | Floriana | Ad Hoc - Police Station | Secure | Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs | Police | |||
| Lyster Barracks Closed Centre | In use (2009) | Lyster Barracks, Hal Far | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs | Detention Services | 714 (31 December 2008) | Adult males and females (2009) | |
| Safi Barracks Closed Centre | In use (2009) | Safi | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs | Detention Services | 1080 (31 December 2008) | Adult males only (2009) | |
| Ta'kandja Closed Centre | In use (2009) | Siggiewi | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs | Detention Services | 70 (31 December 2008) | Adult males and females (2009) |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). 2007. Third Report on Malta. Council of Europe. Adopted on 14 December 2007.
- Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009a. Interview by Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 19 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009.
- Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009.
