Sabah

Sandakan Immigration Depot - Pusat Tahanan Sementara Sandakan

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
1000
629

27 November 2007

Yes

Malaysia

3,211

Detained Women

150

Deaths in Detention

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FACILITY NAMES
Sandakan Immigration Depot - Pusat Tahanan Sementara Sandakan
Location

Country: Malaysia

City & Region: Sabah, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 5.841166, 118.1129

Contact Information
Immigration Department
Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia ,
(Kementerian Dalam Negeri)
No. 15, Tingkat 1-7, (Podium)
Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2,
62550 Putrajaya.
T : 03-8000 8000 (MyGCC)
Maklumbalas Portal : webmaster@imi.gov.my

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
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

Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1000

2007

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1200

2007
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
629
27 November 2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

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

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs) No

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

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
Health screeningsDoctorsNursesGender-specific careMedication
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
2022

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