Borg-el Arab, Alexandria

Borg-el Arab Prison

Egypt

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2010

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Interior Ministry

Management: Interior Ministry / Prisons Sector (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Unaccompanied minors

Deaths at facility Capacity Reported population
Yes
No Data
No Data
Egypt

3,051

Immigration detainees (2014)

822

Detained children (2016)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2010
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2008

Year Ceased 2010

Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2010
Management

Name Interior Ministry / Prisons Sector

Type Governmental

2010

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult men

2010

Name Unaccompanied minors

2010
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2010
Reports of Deaths

Reported deaths? Yes

2008

CONDITIONS & REGIME

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2010
Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation

Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2010
Family Segregation

Family Segregation No

2010
Age Segregation

Age Segregation

Family Access

Family Access Yes

2011