Darmstadt-Eberstadt

Darmstadt-Eberstadt Detention Centre

Germany

Status

In use

2024

Type: Border guard (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Police Headquarters in South Hesse (Polizeipräsidium Südhessen) (Government-local)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Families

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
80
No Data
No Data
Germany

263,670

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

13

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ABOUT

Darmstadt-Eberstadt Detention Centre in the Federal State of Hesse (Germany) is a detention center for immigrants. The site is a former prison converted into a specialised deportation detention facility. The maximum capacity of the facility is 80 places and it operates since 2018 (with an enlarged facility in 2021).

FACILITY NAMES
Darmstadt-Eberstadt Detention Centre
Location

Country: Germany

City & Region: Darmstadt-Eberstadt, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 49.81949504160965, 8.623748450144182

Contact Information
Marienburgstraße 78
64297 Darmstadt-Eberstadt
Telefon: 06151 7378 560

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2022
In use
2021
In use
2020
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Border guard
2019
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Hessische Abschiebehafteinrichtung Darmstadt-Eberstadt (Hessian Deportation Detention Facility Darmstadt-Eberstadt)
2021
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police Headquarters in South Hesse (Polizeipräsidium Südhessen)
Government-local
2021
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2018

DETAINEES

Demographics

Families

2024
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 20

2019

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2019
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 20

2024

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Reports of riots or other unrest

Reported riots or other unrest? Yes

2020

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2019

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

Outdoor Space Yes

2024

Outdoor Space Yes

2023
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

Hours 1

2024

Hours 1

2023
Leisure Equipment

Leisure Equipment Yes

2024
Remunerated Work

Remunerated Work No

2024

Remunerated Work No

2023

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Lack of patient privacy/confidentiality
2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Yes

2024

Lawyer Access Yes

2022
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2024

Family Access Yes

2022
Consular Access

Consular Access Yes

2024

Consular Access Yes

2022

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Personal Cell Phones

Access to Personal Cell Phones Yes (with restrictions)

2024