Vancouver City Jail in Canada

Vancouver City Jail

Status

Last documented use

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Management: Vancouver Police Department (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
No Data	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Vancouver City Jail

Location

Country: Canada

City & Region: Vancouver, British Columbia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 49.282474, -123.098105

Contact Information

Vancouver Jail 275 E Cordova St Vancouver, BC V6A 3W3 Canada Tel: +1 604-775-3800

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2013

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2011

Status In use

2010

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012

Management

Name Vancouver Police Department

Type Governmental

2013

Name Canada Border Services Agency

Type Governmental

2012

Custodial Authorities

Agency Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Ministry Public Safety Canada

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2013

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 156

2013

Number 176

2012

Number 183

2011

Number 189

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012