Last updated: December 2010
Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biala Podlaska Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Biala Podlaska | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 24 (2008) | 9 (2 April 2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Biala Podlaska Guarded Center for Aliens | In use (2010) | Biala Podlaska | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 152 (2008) | 16 (2 April 2008) | Adult males and females; families; minors. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Bialystok Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Bialystok | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 15 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Bialystok Guarded Center for Aliens | In use (2010) | Bialystok | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 142 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Bielsko-Biala Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Bielsko-Biala | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | |||
| Gdynia Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Gdynia | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 14 (2006) | 5 (28 July 2006) | Adult males only (2006) |
| Jaworzno Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Jaworzno | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | |||
| Katowice Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Katowice | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 30 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Ketrzyn Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Ketrzyn | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 30 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Ketrzyn Guarded Center for Aliens | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Ketrzyn | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 150 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Klodzko Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Klodzko | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 3 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Konin Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Konin | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 30 (2008) | 18 (25 October 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Krosno Odrzanskie Guarded Center for Aliens | In use (2010) | Krosno Odrzanskie | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 56 (2008) | 45 (3 April 2007) | Adult males and females; families; minors. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Lesznowola Guarded Center for Aliens | In use (2010) | Lesznowola | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 131 (2008) (100 males; 31 females / families) | 93 (2 April 2008) | Adult males and females; families; minors. Gender and age segregation; family units (2008). |
| Limanowa Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Limanowa | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | |||
| Luban Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Luban | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 9 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Lublin Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Lublin | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 40 (2007) | 20 (5 December 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2007). |
| Nowy Sacz Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Nowy Sacz | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 6 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Opole Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Opole | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | |||
| Ostroleka Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Ostroleka | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | |||
| Pila Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Pila | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 22 (2006) | 18 (February 2006) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2006). |
| Piotrkow Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Piotrków Trybunalski | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 21 (2006) | 16 (February 2006) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2006). |
| Przemysl Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Przemysl | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 38 (2008) | 9 (21 July 2006) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Przemysl Guarded Center for Aliens | In use (2010) | Przemysl | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 138 (2008) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). | |
| Suwalki Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Suwalki | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 21 (2004) | 16 (October 2004) | |
| Szczecin Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Szczecin | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 33 (2008) | 55 (4 April 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Warsaw Bemowo Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Warsaw (Bemowo) | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 14 (2006) | 12 (February 2006) | Adult males only (2006) |
| Warsaw Deportation Arrest | In use (2010) | Warsaw, 100m from Okecie Airport | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Border Guard | 49 (2008) | 54 (March 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Wloclawek Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Wloclawek | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 32 (2008) | 35 (16 April 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
| Wroclaw Deportation Arrest | Closed (end 2008/ early 2009) | Wroclaw | Prison or police station | Secure | Ministry of Interior | Police | 28 (2008) | 21 (7 July 2006) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2008). |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- 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.
- European Parliament. 2008. Draft Report from the Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs on the delegation to Poland. European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. April 2008. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/200808/20080819ATT35298/20080819ATT35298EN.pdf (accessed March 30, 2009).
- Fagasinski, Maciek (Legal Assistance to Refugees and Migrants, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights). 2010. Email message to Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). 24 September 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Fagasinski, Maciek (Legal Assistance to Refugees and Migrants, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights). 2011. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 3 January 2011. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Caritas Poland. 2007. “Poland” in Civil Society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals in the 10 New Member States of the European Union. JRS. December 2007. http://www.detention-in-europe.org/images/stories/10%20nms%20report%20final.pdf (accessed March 15, 2009).
- The regional coalition, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. 2006. “Poland” in Survey on Detention of Asylum Seekers in EU Member States. Sona Aujeska, the Regional Coalition. 2006. http://alternatives-to-detention.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/Survey%20on%20Detention%20of%20Asylum%20Seekers%20in%20EU%20Member%20States.pdf (accessed March 15, 2009).
- Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Ombudsmen for Citizen Rights). 2009. Wizytacje Krajowego Mechnizmu Prewencji w 2009 R. (Visits of National Prevention Mechanism Prevention in 2009). 2009. http://www.rpo.gov.pl/index.php?md=6056&s=1 (accessed March 30, 2009).
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2006. The Monitoring of Access of Refugees and Other Persons of Concern to UNHCR to Refugee Status Determination Procedure in Poland. UNHCR. December 2006. http://www.pomocprawna.org/publikacje.html (accessed March 22, 2009).
