Warehouses at Safi Barracks in Malta

Warehouses at Safi Barracks

Status

Temporarily closed

2014

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Management: Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
400	349 2011	Yes

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

400

349

2011

Yes

FACILITY NAMES

Warehouses at Safi Barracks

Location

Country: Malta

City & Region: Safi, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 35.836411193, 14.4903230667

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2013

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2005

Year Ceased 2014

Center Status

Status Temporarily closed

2014

Management

Name Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Type Governmental

2013

Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider James Caterer

Service Food services

2013

Provider Jesuit Refugee Service

Service Legal counselling

2013

Provider Jesuit Refugee Service

Service Social services

2013

Custodial Authorities

Agency Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Ministry Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security

Ministry Typology Defence

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2013

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2013

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number 349

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013

OUTCOMES

Reports of Deaths

Reported deaths? Yes

2011

CONDITIONS RATINGS

Inadequate conditions

Medical care

2013

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013

Armed External Guards

2013

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Not Applicable

2013

Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2013