Orestiada, Evros, Thrace

Fylakio (Orestiada) First Reception Centre (RIC Filakio)

Greece

Status

In use

2025

Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: First Reception Service

Management: Reception and Identification Service and police (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
768
253

17 March 2020

YES

2023

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Fylakio detention centre is a "first reception" centre, which are used to detain irregular migrants and asylum seekers prior to their deportation or transfer. Originally known as the Fylakio Special Holding Facility, it has been the subject of significant scrutiny and criticism due to the conditions in the centre.

NEWS & TESTIMONY
2023

Testimony recorded by Border Violence Monitoring Network/Detention Landscapes: "He was arrested shortly after arrival and detained for 25 days at Fylakio RIC and subsequently for 30 days at Paranesti PRDC. The conditions [...]

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FACILITY NAMES
Fylakio (Orestiada) First Reception Centre (RIC Filakio)
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Orestiada, Evros, Thrace, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 41.58319403691427, 26.327826294162616

Contact Information
Also called: Fylakio camp / Filakio
Greek name on Google maps: Κ.Π.Υ. Φυλακίου Ορεστιάδας


ris.ric.fylakio@migration.gov.gr
+30 213 138 3400 (Secretariat)
+30 213 138 3401 (Director)
+30 213 138 3402 (Deputy Commander)

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Secure reception centre
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Reception and Identification Service and police
Governmental
2018
First Reception Service
Governmental
2013
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
First Reception Service
Ministry of Migration Policy
Immigration or Citizenship
2018
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2023

Unaccompanied minors

2022

Adult women

2022

Accompanied minors

2020

Families

2020

Unaccompanied minors

2020
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2023
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Morocco

2023
At-Risk Populations

Asylum seekers

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 768

2025

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 232

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 240

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 60

2013
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
253
17 March 2020
319
7 February 2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2020
2020
2020
2018
2018
2018
2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2018

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2018

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

No

2023

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

10

2023

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

No

2020
Leisure Equipment

No

2020
Activities/Education for Children

No

2020

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Inadequate food or water provision
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2023

NEWS & TESTIMONY

2023

Testimony recorded by Border Violence Monitoring Network/Detention Landscapes: "He was arrested shortly after arrival and detained for 25 days at Fylakio RIC and subsequently for 30 days at Paranesti PRDC. The conditions at Fylakio were very dirty and the respondent reported: “Everyone there was sleeping on the floor.” The respondent initiated an asylum application at Fylakio but was transferred to Paranesti PRDC before receiving a decision."
(See: https://detentionlandscapes.uwazi.io/en/entity/a73yiaqhjc)