Hamburg

Hamburg-Billwerder prison

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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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Dweerlandweg 100, 22113 Hamburg
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Status In use

2013
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013
Operating period

Year of Entry 2009

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

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

Type Government-local

2013
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013
Armed guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2013
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013
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
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation Yes

2013
Age segregation

Age Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Capacity reserved for immigration detainees (criminal facility)

Number 35

2013
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 175

2011
Reported population at a specific time

Number 10

2012
Reports of attempted or successful suicides at this facility

Suicides Reported Yes

2013

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner

2013
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)

Number 130

2013