Island of Lesbos, North Aegean

Lesbos Reception and Identification Centre (formerly First Reception Centre)

Greece

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2020

Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Reception and Identification Service (Governmental)

Detains: Not Available

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
10000
7172

30 December 2020

Yes

7 February 2018

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Lesbos Reception and Identification Centre (formerly First Reception Centre)
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 39.134605, 26.5039

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2020
In use
2020
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Secure reception centre
2016
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Reception and Identification Centre
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
Reception and Identification Service
Governmental
2016
First Reception Service
Governmental
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2015
Unknown
2009

DETAINEES

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 10000

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2757

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1500

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 150

2013
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
7172
30 December 2020
13000
2 September 2020
16437
9 June 2020
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Food provision

2016

Overcrowding

2016

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Non-secure

2016

Secure

2016

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2018

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
7 February 2018

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS