Maadi, Cairo

Tura Prison

Egypt

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2016

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Prison Department

Management: Interior Ministry / Prisons Sector (Governmental)

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

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
500

2 March 2010

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Egypt

238,014

Refugees

638,948

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Tura Prison
Location

Country: Egypt

City & Region: Maadi, Cairo, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 30.0658256015, 31.2497520447

Contact Information
Cornish El Street, Maadi, Cairo

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2016
In use
2014
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Interior Ministry / Prisons Sector
Governmental
2011
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Prison Department
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2011
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
Interior Ministry
2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2011

Adult men

2011
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
500
2 March 2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation
Age Segregation
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2011
Family Segregation

Family Segregation No

2011

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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