Nouakchott, Dar Naim

Dar Naim Prison

Status

Last documented use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult men

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
94

23 November 2021

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Mauritania

155,193

Refugees

7,804

Asylum Applications

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ABOUT

Mauritania's largest prison, Dar Naim has been reported to detain non-nationals. In 2023, the country presented information to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers in which it confirmed that foreigners had been detained at the site. Conditions in the facility are reported to be dire, including serious overcrowding and wholly inadequate sanitation facilities.


FACILITY NAMES
Dar Naim Prison
Location

Country: Mauritania

City & Region: Nouakchott, Dar Naim, Africa

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2023
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2023

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
94
23 November 2021

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

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