Attard

Mount Carmel Psychiatric Hospital

Malta

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2012

Type: Medical facility ( )

Custodial Authority: Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

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

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
16
YES
No Data
Malta

1,900

Immigration detainees (2013)

720 - 720

Estimated detention capacity (2011)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

GDP facility typology

Category Filter

Type Medical facility

2011

Category Filter

Type Medical facility

2005
Center Status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2012

Status In use

2011

Status In use

2005
Management

Name Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Type Governmental

2011
Custodial Authorities

Agency Armed Forces of Malta/ Detention Service

Ministry Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs

Ministry Typology Justice

2011

STATISTICS & DATA

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2005
Capacity (specialised immigration facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 16

2011
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions

Adequate or Inadequate? Inadequate

Detention centre conditions Overcrowding

2011
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

Security Level Secure

2005
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? No

2011