Carmichael Road Detention in Bahamas

Carmichael Road Detention

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department of Immigration

Management: Royal Bahamas Defence Force (Governmental)

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

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
100	72 19 August 2011	No Data

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

100

72

19 August 2011

No Data

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 In use

2023

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2011

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2011

Management

Name Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Type Governmental

2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Accompanied minors

2011

Name Adult men

2011

Name Adult women

2011

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Countries of Origin

Country #1 Cuba

Country #2 Haiti

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2011

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 500

2011

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

19 August 2011

300

2 July 1998

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2011

Age Segregation

Yes

2011

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Nurse on Duty

Daily

2023

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

2020