Ushiku City, Ibaragi Prefecture

Higashi-Nihon Immigration Detention Centre

Status

Last documented use

2012

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration Bureau

Management: Not Available

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
700
308

2014

Yes
Japan

22,624

Immigration detainees (2019)

5

Detained children (2019)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
300-1288 Kuno-cho, Ushiku City
Ibaragi Prefecture
300-1288
Tel: +81 (0)29 875 1291
Center status

Status Last documented use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Estimated average detention period (days)

Number of Days 90

2014
Demographics

Name Adult men

2012

Name Adult women

2012

Name Accompanied minors

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2012
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2012
Family segregation

Family Segregation No

2012
Age segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2012
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 700

2012
Reported population at a specific time

Number 308

2014

Number 375

2012
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions

Yes or No Yes

Type of institution Bar associations or similar

2014

Yes or No Yes

Type of institution National ombudsman or human rights institution

2013
Reported deaths at this facility

Reported deaths? Yes

2014

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration Bureau

Ministry Ministry of Justice

Ministry Typology Justice

2012