Topside, Nauru

Nauru Regional Processing Centre

Nauru

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2015

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Department of Justice & Border Control

Management: Canstruct International (Private For-Profit)

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

Reported population Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
470

31 March 2019

Yes

2 January 2016

YES

2015

Nauru

45

Refugees

22

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Nauru Regional Processing Centre
Location

Country: Nauru

City & Region: Topside, Nauru, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: -0.519539, 166.946219

Contact Information

"Topside", Nauru


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2015
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2016
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Regional Processing Centre
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canstruct International
Private For-Profit
2017
Broadspectrum/Transfield Services
Private For-Profit
2016
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Department of Justice & Border Control
Justice Department
Justice
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
International Health and Medical Services (IHMS), owned by International SOS (Australasia), owned by AEA International Holdings
Health care
2016
Wilson Services
Security
2016
Save the Children Australia
Education or training
2015
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
Republic of Nauru
2015
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
1492
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2016

Adult women

2016

Accompanied minors

2016

Unaccompanied minors

2015
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
470
31 March 2019
537
1 March 2016
895
31 December 2015
1233
1 January 2015
838
20 August 2014

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 402

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

State of repair

2015

Hygiene

2015

Ventilation

2015

Overcrowding

2015

Medical care

2015

Temperature

2015

Recreation

2015

Food provision

2015

Bedding and clothing

2015

Access to clean drinking water

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Non-secure

2015

Secure

2015

Secure

2012
Armed External Guards

Yes

2015

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2015

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2015
Age Segregation

Yes

2015
Family Segregation

Yes

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
2 January 2016
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
2 January 2015

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2015
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2014
Yes
International Committee of the Red Cross
2014

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