Cairo

Khalifa Police Transit Section

Egypt

Status

In use

2020

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Interior Ministry

Management: Egyptian National Police (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Unaccompanied minors, Adult women, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Conditions complaints? Capacity Reported population
YES

2020

No Data
No Data
Egypt

238,014

Refugees

638,948

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Khalifa Police Transit Section
Location

Country: Egypt

City & Region: Cairo, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: ,

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2020
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2018
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Egyptian National Police
Governmental
2020

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2020

Unaccompanied minors

2020

Adult women

2020

Adult women

2020

Adult men

2020

Adult women

2011

Adult men

2011

Accompanied minors

2011
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2020

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Iraq

Country #2 Iran

Country #3 Turkey

Country #4 Eritrea

2020

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Score Not Available

2020
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2020

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2020
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space No

2020
Internal Security Regime

Security Level High Security (locked in cells all or most of time)

2020
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011
Armed Internal Personnel

Armed Internal Personnel Yes

2020
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2020

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Available

2020
Age Segregation

Age Segregation No

2020
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2020

Legal Segregation No

2011
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Available

2020

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

Frequency No Doctor on Duty

2020
Nurse on Duty

Frequency No Nurse on Duty

2020
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
No

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones Unknown

2020