Vitebsk, Vitebsk oblast

Pre-trial detention centre # 2

Belarus

Status

In use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Office of Citizenship and Migration

Management: Regional Department for the Execution of Punishments (Government-local)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), LGBTI persons, Adult men, Adult women

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Belarus

43,397

Refugees

1,224

Asylum Applications

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ABOUT

This facility is not specifically for foreigners; Belarusian citizens are held here as well. A pre-trial detention center can be used both before a court reviews a case and afterward, to hold individuals until decisions such as deportation or administrative arrest are enforced.

FACILITY NAMES
Pre-trial detention centre # 2

Alternative Names: ИВС УВД Витебского облисполкома

Location

Country: Belarus

City & Region: Vitebsk, Vitebsk oblast, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 55.206030, 30.215331

Contact Information
210026, Vitebsk, Gagarina str. 2, phone number 375 212 525817

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
Last documented use
2018
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2026
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2018
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Следственный изолятор №2 (Pre-trial detention centre #2)
2018
Management
Management
Type
Year
Regional Department for the Execution of Punishments
Government-local
2026
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Governmental
2018
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Office of Citizenship and Migration
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Interior or Home Affairs
2026
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
Ministry of Internal Affairs
2018

DETAINEES

Demographics

LGBTI persons

2018

Adult men

2018

Adult women

2018
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Score Not Available

2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2004
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2018

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2000
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2004
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2000
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2000

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Not Available

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2018
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2006
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2000
Consular Access

Consular Access Yes

2000

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