Menggatal, Kota Kinibalu, Sabah

Pusat Tahanan Sementara Menggatal - Temporary detention centre Menggatal

Malaysia

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
2000
Yes

YES

2022

Malaysia

3,211

Detained Women

150

Deaths in Detention

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FACILITY NAMES
Pusat Tahanan Sementara Menggatal - Temporary detention centre Menggatal
Location

Country: Malaysia

City & Region: Menggatal, Kota Kinibalu, Sabah, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 6.037623, 116.1584665

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2021
Last documented use
2007
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2007
Management
Management
Type
Year
Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah
Governmental
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2023

Adult men

2007

Accompanied minors

2007
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007
At-Risk Populations

Pregnant women

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2000

2007

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1800

2007
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2007

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation No

2007
Age Segregation

Age Segregation No

2007

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee No

2022
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs) No

2022
Detainees Per Cell

Number 260

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Hours Outdoor Space Accessible
2022

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

Frequency No Doctor on Duty

2022
Nurse on Duty

Frequency No Nurse on Duty

2022
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Children's healthMedicationPromotion of personal health and hygiene
2023
Health screeningsDoctorsNursesChildren's healthGender-specific careMedicationSexual & reproductive healthPromotion of personal health and hygiene
2022
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Patient forced to pay for careUnsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate food or water provision
2022
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
DeathsIllness
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

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