Moria pre-removal detention centre / Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) in Greece

Moria pre-removal detention centre / Reception and Identification Centre (RIC)

Status

Temporarily closed

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

Management: Police (Governmental)

Detains: Not Available

Capacity	Reported population	Conditions complaints?
210	134 7 February 2018	YES 2018

Capacity

Reported population

Conditions complaints?

210

134

7 February 2018

YES

2018

FACILITY NAMES

Moria pre-removal detention centre / Reception and Identification Centre (RIC)

Location

Country: Greece

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

Latitude, Longitude: 39.134564, 26.503570

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

Temporarily closed

2024

Temporarily closed

2020

Last documented use

2018

In use

2017

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Administrative

Immigration detention centre

2016

National typology

Official Typology

Year

Reception and Identification Centre

2024

Management

Management

Type

Year

Police

Governmental

2016

Operating Period

Year of entry

Year ceased

2017

DETAINEES

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 210

2018

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

134

7 February 2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2016

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Freedom of movement within facility

2018

Recreation

2018

Hygiene

2018

Bedding and clothing

2018

Medical care

2018

Food provision

2018

State of repair

2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2018

Secure

2016

Armed External Guards

Yes

2018

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2018