Les Abymes, Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe Les Abymes Centre de Rétention Administrative

France

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Polices aux Frontières, Police aux frontières, Police aux frontières

Management: Police aux Frontière (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
40
YES

2023

No Data
France

46,955

Migration Detainee Entries

118,975

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Guadeloupe Les Abymes Centre de Rétention Administrative
Location

Country: France

City & Region: Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 16.995971, -62.067641

Contact Information
Site du Morne Vergain - 97139 Les Abymes.
Tel: 05 90 48 92 80

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
In use
2016
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2016
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2023
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2017
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police aux Frontière
Governmental
2022
Police aux Frontières
Governmental
2017
Police aux frontières
Governmental
2016
Police nationale / Police des Airs et Frontières PAF
Governmental
2008
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Polices aux Frontières
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2022
Police aux frontières
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2017
Police aux frontières
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Société MAXINET
Laundry services
2024
SORI
Food services
2024
SORI
Food services
2022
Société MAXINET
Laundry services
2022
Passion Gourmande; SORI
Food services
2017
MAXINET
Facility maintenance
2017
MAXINET
Laundry services
2017
MAXINET
Laundry services
2016
Passion Gourmande, SORI
Food services
2016
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2005

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2024

Adult men

2024

Adult women

2023

Adult men

2023

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult men

2016

Adult women

2013

Adult men

2013

Unaccompanied minors

2013
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Haiti

Country #2 Dominica

Country #3 Dominican Republic

Country #4 Saint Lucia

Country #5 Colombia

2024

Country #1 Haiti

Country #2 Dominica

Country #3 Dominican Republic

Country #4 Saint Lucia

Country #5 Cameroon

2023

Country #1 Haiti

Country #2 Dominica

Country #3 Dominican Republic

Country #4 Venezuela

Country #5 Jamaica

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2016
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 412

2022

Number 202

2021

Number 187

2020

Number 345

2018

Number 263

2017

Number 284

2016

Number 385

2014

Number 264

2013
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 433

2024

Number 352

2023
Number of men detained (year)

390

2024

320

2023
Number of women detained (year)

42

2024

32

2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2023

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2023

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2022

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 7

2024

Number of Days 8

2023

Number of Days 9

2022

Number of Days 8

2020

Number of Days 3

2017

Number of Days 5

2016

Number of Days 4

2014
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
90
2023

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 26.2%

2024

Percentage 24.1%

2023

Percentage 23%

2022
Percentage of Detainees Deported (year)

Percentage 52%

2024

Percentage 56%

2023

Percentage 59%

2022

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2023
2023
2022
2017
2017
2016
2016

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2022

Secure

2017

Secure

2016

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2022

Yes

2017

Yes

2016
Family Segregation

Not Applicable

2017

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

5

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Outdoor Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2022

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2022
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2023

At least once a week

2022
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2023

At least once a week

2022
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Lack of patient privacy/confidentialityInadequate translation servicesInadequate ventilation
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2022
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2016
No
Judicial authorities
2016
Family Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2022

Yes

2017

Yes

2016

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2022
Receiving Calls

Yes

2022