Schipol Oost

Schiphol Detention Centre

Netherlands

Status

In use

2022

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Naturalisation Service

Management: Ministry of Security and Justice/ Custodial Institutions Agency (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
470
YES

2022

No Data
Netherlands

2,920

Migration Detainee Entries

6,530

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Schiphol Detention Centre
Location

Country: Netherlands

City & Region: Schipol Oost, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 52.322412, 4.75144

Contact Information
Duizendbladweg 100
1171 VA BADHOEVEDORP
Tel: 088 07 33000
Fax (020) 446 1230

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Detentiecentrum Schiphol/ Justitieel Complex Schiphol
2016
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Security and Justice/ Custodial Institutions Agency
Governmental
2016
Ministry of Justice / Department of Correctional Institutions / Special Services Department
Governmental
2009
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Naturalisation Service
Ministry of Security and Justice
Internal or Public Security
2014
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Unnamed company
Health care
2016
G4S
Security
2016

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2022

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2022

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 470

2022

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 471

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 293

2012

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 168

2009
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

No

2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Above Standards (“Superior”)

2022
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Yes

2022
Internal Security Regime

Semi-Open (locked in cells during certain hours only)

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

No

2022

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

No

2023

No

2022

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

Yes

2022
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Yes

2022
Detainees Per Cell

2

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Outdoor Space

Yes

2022
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Possibility to Prepare Own Meals

Yes

2022
Remunerated Work

No

2023

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2022
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Psychologist Visits

At least once a week

2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2023
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2023
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2023
Family Access

Yes

2023

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2023

Yes

2022
Receiving Calls

Yes

2022
Computer Access

Yes (unrestricted)

2022
Internet Access

Yes (with restrictions)

2023

Yes (unrestricted)

2022
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2022