New Providence

Carmichael Road Detention

Bahamas

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department of Immigration

Management: Royal Bahamas Defence Force (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Adult women, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
100
72

19 August 2011

YES

2025

Bahamas

10

Refugees

20

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Carmichael Road Detention
Location

Country: Bahamas

City & Region: New Providence, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 25.017902, -77.384812

Contact Information
Tel. (242) 341-5223, 361-4582(3)
Fax. (242) 341-5224

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Royal Bahamas Defence Force
Governmental
2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2023

Adult women

2023

Adult men

2023

Adult women

2011

Adult men

2011

Accompanied minors

2011
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Cuba

Country #2 Jamaica

Country #3 Haiti

Country #4 Ecuador

Country #5 Nigeria

2023

Country #1 Cuba

Country #2 Haiti

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 500

2011

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
72
19 August 2011
300
2 July 1998
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2025

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2025
2025
2025

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

Details/Description 81......They also reported having documented cases of abuse, including one incident of sexual assault, and expressed concern over the lack of access for independent bodies to monitor detention centers and investigate such allegations.

Report date (Day) 31

Report date (Month) December

Report date (Year) 2025

2025

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2011
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2011

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Nurse on Duty

Frequency Daily

2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Unsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate food or water provision
2025
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Physical abuseRape/sexual violence
2025
Covid-19 Measures
Measure
Implementation
Obvs. Date
Vaccinations
Unknown
COVID Testing
Unknown
Use of Masks by Staff
Unknown
Distribution of Masks to Detainees
Unknown
Outside Access to Detainees Blocked
No
2020

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones No

2025