Island of Samos, North Aegean

Samos Vathy Reception and Identification Centre

Greece

Status

Temporarily closed

2021

Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Reception and Identification Service

Management: Reception and Identification Service (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
648
3547

30 December 2020

YES

2018

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Samos Vathy Reception and Identification Centre
Location

Country: Greece

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

Latitude, Longitude: 37.7372, 26.9862

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Temporarily closed
2021
In use
2020
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Secure reception centre
2019
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Reception and Identification Centre
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Reception and Identification Service
Governmental
2018
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Reception and Identification Service
Ministry of Migration Policy
Immigration or Citizenship
2019
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2016

DETAINEES

Demographics

Families

2019

Unaccompanied minors

2019

Adult women

2019

Adult men

2019

Accompanied minors

2019
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2019

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2019

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 648

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 648

2019

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 850

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
3547
30 December 2020
6407
9 June 2020
3723
30 December 2018
2676
10 September 2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2020

Yes

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2019

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2018
Inadequate conditions

Access to internet

2018

Medical care

2018

Recreation

2018

Overcrowding

2018

Showers and toilets

2018

Hygiene

2018

Food provision

2018

Access to clean drinking water

2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2019

Non-secure

2019

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2019

No

2019
Age Segregation

Yes

2019

No

2019
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2019
Family Segregation

Yes

2019

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Consular Access

Yes

2018

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