Pili, Kos

Kos Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC)

Greece

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Ministry of Migration and Asylum (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Adult men, Adult women, Families, Unaccompanied minors, Asylum seekers (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
2923
3360

31 December 2023

YES

2024

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Kos CCAC has been expanded in an area attached to the then-existing RIC located in Pyli.

FACILITY NAMES
Kos Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC)
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Pili, Kos, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 36.856872729364134, 27.16475370919156

Contact Information
Pili, Kos, 85300

ris.ccac.kos@migration.gov.gr
+30 213 138 3113 (Secretariat)
+30 213 138 3100 (Director)
+30 213 138 3101 (Deputy Director)

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2021
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2023
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Governmental
2025
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2021

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2022

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Families

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2022
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2025

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2923

2025

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2923

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2140

2022
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
3360
31 December 2023
572
30 December 2021

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2023

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2024
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2024
External Security Regime

High security

2024

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2024
Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

No

2023
Doctor on Duty

Daily

2023
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2023
Psychologist Visits

Infrequent

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

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