Xanthi, Thrace

Xanthi pre-removal detention centre

Greece

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

Management: Police (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
210
181

1 December 2023

YES

2023

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Xanthi pre-removal detention centre
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Xanthi, Thrace, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 41.0415559599, 24.7285079956

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police
Governmental
2016
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2023

Unaccompanied minors

2021
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2023
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Pakistan

Country #2 Afghanistan

2023
At-Risk Populations

Asylum seekers

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 210

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 210

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 210

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 480

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 480

2013

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 440

2013
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 786

2021
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
181
1 December 2023
210
29 December 2021
160
20 October 2016
438
2 April 2013
500
2 October 2012
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
181
1 December 2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2016

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2023
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2023
2023
2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2016

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

Yes

2023
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Yes

2023
Detainees Per Cell

6

2023

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2023
Outdoor Space

No

2023

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

No

2023
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2023
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2023
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2023
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Health screeningsDoctors
2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Inadequate translation servicesUnsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate food or water provision
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Personal Cell Phones

Yes (unrestricted)

2023