Last updated: December 2009
Netherlands Country Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Single Day Pop. | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schipol Aanmeldcentrum (Schiphol Application Centre) | In use (2009) | Schipol International Airport | Transit Zone - Airport | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and naturalization authority) | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | Adult males and females (2007) | ||
| Detentiecentrum Schiphol-Oost (Oude Meer / Schiphol-Oost Detention Centre) | In use (2009) | Schipol Oost | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 168 (2009) | ||
| Detentiecentrum Zaandam (Detentiecentrum Noord-Holland / Zaandam Detention Centre) | In use (2009) | Zaandam, Noord-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 544 (2009) | ||
| Grenshospitium | Closed (2009) | Schiphol-Oost, Haarlemmermeer, Tafelbergweg, Noord-Holland | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | |||||
| Detentieboot Stockholm (Detention Boat Stockholm) | Closed (2008) | Rotterdam | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | |||
| Detentiecentrum Dordrecht ( Detentieboot Zuid-Holland / Detention Boat Kalmar / Dordrecht Detention Center) | In use (2009) [Slated for closure in 2011] | Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 494 (2009) | 107 (June 2007) | |
| Detentiecentrum Alphen aan den Rijn (Alphen aan den Rijn Detention Centre) | In use (2009) | Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 799 (2009) | 282 (2008) | |
| Detentiecentrum Zeist (Zeist Detention Centre) | In use (2009) | Zeist, Ultrecht | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 540 (2009) | ||
| Uitzetcentrum Rotterdam (Zestienhoven / Rotterdam Removal Centre) | In use (2009) | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | 212 (2009) | ||
| Rotterdam Airport Custodial Centre | 2010 (est. opening date) | Rotterdam Airport | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | ||||
| Schiphol Airport Custodial Centre | 2012 (est. opening date) | Schiphol Airport | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | ||||
| Detentieboot Reno (Detention Boat Reno) | Closed (2008) | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department | |||
| Detentieboot Rotterdam (Detention Boat Rotterdam) | Closed (2008) | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Justice / Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers - COA). 2009. Homepage. http://www.coa.nl/NED/website/home.asp (accessed 20 October 2009).
- Ministry of Justice. 2008. Website. "Detentiecentrum Noord-Holland." 19 May 2008. www.dji.nl/Organisatie/Locaties/Detentiecentra-en-uitzetcentra/Detentiecentrum-Noord-Holland/index.aspx (accessed 30 September 2009).
- Steven Ammeraal (officer from the Dutch Refugee Council) interview with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project), 10 July, 2009. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Amnesty International Report. 2008. The Netherlands: The Detention of Irregular Migrants and Asylum-Seekers. June 2008, p. 20.
- Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Website. 2007. "Introducing IND: Asylum." Immigration and Naturalisation Service. www.ind.nl/en/inbedrijf/overdeind/cijfersenfeiten/2004/Cijfers2004_asiel.asp (accessed 27 August 2007).
- Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Website. 2007. "Introducing IND: What is an AC? Questions about asylum." Immigration and Naturalisation Service. http://www.ind.nl/en/inbedrijf/asiel/Wat_is_een_aanmeldcentrum.asp (accessed 27 August 2007).
- Dutch Council For Refugees. Website. 2007. "Refugees in NL: The Registration Centre." Dutch Council For Refugees. www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl/108-Registration_centre.html (accessed 27 August 2007).
