Wels

Wels PAZ

Austria

Status

Last documented use

2018

Type: Police station (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, Aliens Police

Management: Police (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Non-immigration-related administrative detainees, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
38
19

2004

No Data
Austria

5,252

Immigration detainees (2018)

21

Detained children (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

Dragonerstrasse 29 A-4600 Wels Telefon: +43 (59133) 4195-100 Fax: +43 (59133) 4195-109 email: paz-o-wels@polizei.gv.at


Center status

Status Last documented use

2018

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2015

Status In use

2014
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Police station

2014

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Police

Type Governmental

2018

Name Aliens Police

Type Governmental

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2014
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2018
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2014

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2014

Name Non-immigration-related administrative detainees

2014
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2014
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation Yes

2014
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 38

2010
Capacity reserved for immigration detainees (criminal facility)

Number 22

2014
Reported population at a specific time

Number 19

2004

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2018

Agency Aliens Police

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner

2014