Tripoli

Mitiga Detention Center

Libya

Status

In use

2024

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult women, Unaccompanied minors

Capacity Reported population Mistreatment complaints?
600
435

7 June 2017

Yes
Libya

14

Dedicated Detention Centres

200,335

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Mitiga Detention Center
Location

Country: Libya

City & Region: Tripoli, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 32.892071, 13.272855

Contact Information
Mitiga International Airport,
Tripoli

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2022
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2019
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2024

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2022

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Unaccompanied minors

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 600

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
435
7 June 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2022

Yes

2017

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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