Ħal Far

Lyster Barracks (Hermes Block)

Malta

Status

Temporarily closed

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Management: Detention Services (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
380
190

15 September 2020

Yes

2 September 2020

Malta

1,705

Migration Detainees

380

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Lyster Barracks (Hermes Block)
Location

Country: Malta

City & Region: Ħal Far, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 35.823504, 14.502808

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Temporarily closed
2023
Temporarily closed
2022
Temporarily closed
2021
In use
2020
Temporarily closed
2015
In use
2014
In use
2013
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2013
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
Management
Management
Type
Year
Detention Services
Governmental
2023
Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service
Governmental
2013
Detention Services
Governmental
2009
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service
Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security
Defence
2015
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
James Caterer
Food services
2013
Jesuit Refugee Service
Legal counselling
2013
Jesuit Refugee Service
Social services
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2002

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2021

Adult women

2013

Adult men

2013

Families

2013

Adult men

2009

Adult women

2009
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 380

2013
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
190
15 September 2020
248
2 September 2011
714
1 January 2009

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2020
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2013

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013

Secure

2009
Armed External Guards

No

2013

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2021

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2012
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2013
Family Segregation

Yes

2012

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

No

2020
Security/Isolation Cells

Yes

2021

Yes

2020

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2020
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Unsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsUse of solitary confinement
2021
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Mr. A
2 September 2020
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
Reports of Injury/Physical Harm
Injury/physical harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
January 2021
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Physical abuse
2021

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