Cairo

Al-Maadi Police Station

Egypt

Status

In use

2020

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Police

Management: Police - Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men

Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints? Capacity
YES

2020

Yes
No Data
Egypt

294,632

Refugees (2022)

63,881

Asylum Applications (2022)

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FACILITY NAMES
Al-Maadi Police Station
Location

Country: Egypt

City & Region: Cairo, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 29.960128208245614, 31.262423073858432

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Police station or jail

2004
Operating Period

Year of Entry Unknown

Center Status

Status In use

2020

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2004
Management

Name Police - Ministry of Interior

Type Governmental

2018
Custodial Authorities

Agency Police

Ministry Ministry of Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2018
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

2018
Extraterritorial Indicators

Foreign Financing No

Countries/Entities N/A

Offshore Detention Operations No

Countries/Entities N/A

2020

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2020

Name Adult men

2018

Name Accompanied minors

2018
Categories of detainees

Name Recognized refugees (administrative)

2020

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2020

Name Recognized refugees (administrative)

2018

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2018

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2004

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2004
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Sudan

2020
[NEW] Types of Detainees

Recognized refugees(administrative) Yes

Criminal detainees(convicted or remand) Yes

2020

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2020
Overstays

Reported Overstays Not Applicable

2020
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 25

2020

Number of Days 14

2018
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)

Unlimited Yes

2020

OUTCOMES

Reports of Deaths

Reported deaths? No

2020
Reports of Suicide Attempts

Suicides Reported Not Available

2020

CONDITIONS RATINGS

Overall Inspection Score

Not Available

2020
Inadequate conditions

Protection from Physical Violence

2020

Showers and toilets

2020

Separation of different categories of detainees

2020

Access to internet

2020

Access to telephones

2020

Bedding and clothing

2020

Food provision

2020

Hygiene

2020

Outdoor exercise

2020

Recreation

2020

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2004
Armed External Guards

Yes

2020
Carceral Environment

Yes

2020
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

No

2020
Armed Internal Personnel

Yes

2020
Internal Security Regime

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

2020

STAFF

Specially Trained

No

2020
Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2020
Culturally/Ethnically Diverse

No

2020

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Not Applicable

2020
Legal Segregation

No

2020

No

2018
Family Segregation

Not Applicable

2020
Age Segregation

Not Applicable

2020

No

2018

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

No

2020
Security/Isolation Cells

Yes

2020
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

No

2020
Maximum Time in Security/Isolation Cells (hours)

No Limit

2020

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Leisure Equipment

No

2020
Activities/Education for Children

No

2020
Skills Development for Adults

No

2020
Language Classes

No

2020
Possibility to Prepare Own Meals

No

2020
Remunerated Work

No

2020
Indoor Communal Space

No

2020
Outdoor Space

No

2020

HEALTH CARE

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

No

2020
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

No

2020
Doctor on Duty (at least once per week)

No

2020
Qualified Nurse Present (on daily basis)

No

2020
Regular Psychologist Visits (at least once per week)

No

2020
Covid-19 Measures

No

No

No

No

No

Partially

No

No

Partially

Partially

2020

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access

No

UN High Commissioner for Refugees

2020
Family Access

Infrequently

2020
Lawyer Access

Infrequently

2020

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

No

2020
Free Outgoing Local Calls

No

2020
Receiving Calls

No

2020
Computer Access

No

2020
Internet Access

No

2020
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2020