St. John's Island

St. John Prison Detention Centre for Illegal Immigrants

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2018

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Ministry of Interior/Singapore Prison Service (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
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Singapore

2,155,653

International migrants (2019)

5,900,000

Population (2020)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2018

Status Last documented use

1999
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

1999

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Ministry of Interior/Singapore Prison Service

Type Governmental

1999
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

1999

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

1999

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS