New Providence

Carmichael Road Detention

Bahamas

Status

In use

2024

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 Deaths at facility
100
72

19 August 2011

No Data
Bahamas

10

Refugees

31

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
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

Accompanied minors

2011

Adult men

2011

Adult women

2011
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Undocumented migrants (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 Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2011

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 500

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
72
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
No
2020

MONITORING & ACCESS

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