Hermes Block at Lyster Barracks
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Temporarily closed | 2015 |
| Aditus and JRS Malta. 2015. “Country report: Malta.” Asylum Information Database (AIDA). November 2015. http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/malta | |
| In use | 2014 |
| Country report: Malta, Asylum Information Database (AIDA). May 2014. | |
| In use | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
| In use | 2009 |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
| Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). 2007. "Civil Society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals in the 10 New Member States of the European Union." JRS Europe. December 2007. http://detention-in-europe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=88 (accessed 7 December 2009). | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2009 |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | ||
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | ||
Operating Period
Operating period Show sources
| Year of Entry | Year Ceased |
|---|---|
| 2002 | |
| Constructing a Crisis: the Role of Immigration Detention in Malta. Population, Space and Place . June 2012. | |
Contact Information
City and region
| Ħal Far |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management Show sources
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service | Governmental | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
| Detention Services | Governmental | 2009 |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | ||
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| James Caterer | Food services | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
| Jesuit Refugee Service | Legal counselling | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
| Jesuit Refugee Service | Social services | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
Security
Security Regime Show sources
| Security Level | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Secure | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
| Secure | 2009 |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
Armed guards Show sources
| Armed Guards? | Observation date |
|---|---|
| No | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
Detention timeframe
Maximum official detention period at facility Show sources
| Length | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Long-term (more than 20 days) | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Adult women | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
| Adult men | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
| Families | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | |
| Adult women | 2009 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
| Adult men | 2009 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
Categories of detainees
Categories of detainees Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Undocumented migrants (administrative) | 2013 |
| Malta Country Profile. 2014. | |
| Asylum seekers (administrative) | 2013 |
| Malta Country Profile. 2014. | |
| Asylum seekers (administrative) | 2009 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
| Undocumented migrants (administrative) | 2009 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2009. "Not Criminals": Médecins sans Frontières Exposes Conditions for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Maltese Detention Centres. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Brussels. April 2009. | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2012 |
| Boat Ride to Detention: Adult and Child Migrants in Malta. July 2012. | |
Legal segregation Show sources
| Legal Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Not Applicable | 2013 |
| Malta Country Profile. 2014. | |
Family segregation Show sources
| Family Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2012 |
| Boat Ride to Detention: Adult and Child Migrants in Malta. July 2012. | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 380 | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 248 | 2011 |
| Report to the Maltese Government on the visit to Malta carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 26 to 30 September 2011. CPT/Inf (2013)12. July 2013. | |
| 714 | 2009 |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2013 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | ||
| Email correspondance with Michael Flynn (GDP). March-April 2013. | ||
BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Custodial authority
Custodial authority Show sources
| Agency | Ministry | Ministry Typology | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service | Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security | Defence | 2015 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Hermes Buildings Lyster Barracks. Global Detention Project. 20 November 2011. | |||
| Armed Forces of Malta. Webpage. 2015. | |||
| Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs | Justice | 2009 | |
| Micallef, Julian (Assistant Director Third Country Nationals, Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, Malta). 2009b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 20 November 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. 19th November 2009. | |||
| Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs. 2006. The 2006 Report of the Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs. http://www.mjha.gov.mt/news/annualreports/5_mjha_2006_final.pdf (accessed 4 September 2007). | |||
