Hamburg

Hamburg-Billwerder prison

Germany

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Hamburg Ministry of Justice , Hamburg Ministry of Interior and Sport

Management: Hamburg Ministry of Justice/ Office for corrections, law and equality (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population Capacity Conditions complaints?
10

2012

No Data
No Data
Germany

2,777

Immigration detainees (2018)

833

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2009

Year Ceased

2013
Center Status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Status In use

2013
Management

Name Hamburg Ministry of Justice/ Office for corrections, law and equality

Type Government-local

2013
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner

2013
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

Number 130

2013

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult men

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013
Capacity Reserved for Immigration Detainees (criminal facility)

Number 35

2013
Total Detainees/Stock & Flow (year)

Number 175

2011
Reported Population (day)

Number 10

2012
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013
Reports of Suicide Attempts

Suicides Reported Yes

2013

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2013
Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Yes

2013
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Not Applicable

2013