Taranto, Puglia

Taranto Hotspot

Italy

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Ministry of the Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Unaccompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
400
50

24 November 2017

YES

2023

Italy

6,667

Migration Detainees

6,383

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Taranto Hotspot
Location

Country: Italy

City & Region: Taranto, Puglia, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 40.479294, 17.219209

Contact Information
Varco Nord Porto di Taranto
Taranto,

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2019
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2016
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Hotspot
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of the Interior
Governmental
2016
European Union Agencies (Frontex and EASO)
International or Regional Organization
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Comune di Taranto
Management
2016
Red Cross
Health care
2016
Associazione Noi e Voi
Translation services
2016
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Prefettura di Taranto
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2016

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2016
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

At-Risk Populations

Unaccompanied children

2023

Unaccompanied children

2016

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2025

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2016
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 9022

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
50
24 November 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2021
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 5

2022

Number of Days 6

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2023
2021
2021
2019
Reports of riots or other unrest

Reported riots or other unrest? Yes

2020

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation No

2022

Gender Segregation No

2019

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS