Matoury, French Guyane

Guyane 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 frontières (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Families, Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
38
YES

2023

No Data
France

46,955

Migration Detainee Entries

118,975

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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ABOUT

This CRA was opened in 1995, then became a Lieu de Rétention Administrative (LRA) in 2007 and became again a CRA in 2008.

FACILITY NAMES
Guyane Centre de Rétention Administrative
Location

Country: France

City & Region: Matoury, French Guyane, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 3.842332, -53.184814

Contact Information
Route nationale 4, 97351 Matoury, French Guyane
Tel; 0 594 35 09 00

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2022
In use
2021
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
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2008
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2022
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2017
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police aux frontières
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
Ministère de l'Intérieur
Interior or Home Affairs
2022
Police aux frontières
Ministère de l'Intérieur
Interior or Home Affairs
2017
Police aux frontières
Ministère de l'Intérieur
Interior or Home Affairs
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Guyanaise de propreté
Laundry services
2024
Sodexo
Food services
2024
Guyanaise de propreté
Laundry services
2023
Guyanaise de propreté
Facility maintenance
2023
Sodexo
Food services
2023
Sodexo
Food services
2022
Guyannaise de Propreté
Laundry services
2022
Sodexo
Food services
2017
Guyanaise de propreté
Laundry services
2017
Guyanaise de propreté
Facility maintenance
2017
Netibis
Laundry services
2016
SODEXO
Food services
2016
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD)
Amount (USD)
Services
Year
1,874,580
Building and maintenance
2008
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1995

DETAINEES

Demographics

Families

2024

Adult women

2024

Adult men

2024

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2022

Accompanied minors

2021

Adult men

2021

Adult women

2021

Families

2021

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2016

Adult women

2016

Adult men

2013

Adult women

2013

Unaccompanied minors

2013

Adult women

2007

Adult men

2007
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Brazil

Country #2 Haiti

Country #3 Dominican Republic

Country #4 Guyana

Country #5 Suriname

2024

Country #1 Haiti

Country #2 Brazil

Country #3 Guyana

Country #4 Dominican Republic

Country #5 Suriname

2023

Country #1 Haiti

Country #2 Brazil

Country #3 Guyana

Country #4 Suriname

Country #5 Dominica

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 38

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 45

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 45

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 45

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 45

2016

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 38

2014
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1207

2022

Number 958

2021

Number 567

2020

Number 1857

2018

Number 1486

2017

Number 1350

2016

Number 2308

2014

Number 2086

2013
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 1555

2024

Number 1421

2023
Number of men detained (year)

1402

2024

1284

2023
Number of women detained (year)

151

2024

137

2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

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)

2016
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 4

2024

Number of Days 4

2023

Number of Days 4

2022

Number of Days 3

2020

Number of Days 2

2017

Number of Days 2

2016

Number of Days 2

2016

Number of Days 2.7

2014

Number of Days 2.3

2013
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
90
2022

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 34%

2024

Percentage 50.6%

2023

Percentage 56.6%

2022
Percentage of Detainees Deported (year)

Percentage 58%

2024

Percentage 33%

2023

Percentage 38%

2022

CONDITIONS

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

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2022

Secure

2017

Secure

2016

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2022

Yes

2017

Yes

2016

Yes

2008
Age Segregation

Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2017

Family Segregation

Not Applicable

2017

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

4

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Outdoor Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2023

Yes

2022

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2022
Doctor on Duty

Infrequent

2023

At least once a week

2022
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2023

At least once a week

2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2016
Family Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2022

Yes

2017

Yes

2016

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Receiving Calls

Yes

2022