Lesznowola

Lesznowola Guarded centre for Aliens

Poland

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Interior

Management: Border Guard (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Families, Accompanied minors, Unaccompanied minors, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
200
120

19 June 2024

YES

2023

Poland

2,943

Migration Detainees

2,293

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Lesznowola Guarded centre for Aliens
Location

Country: Poland

City & Region: Lesznowola, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 51.900896, 20.923463

Contact Information
ul. Wojska Polskiego 143, 05-600 Grojec, Lisówek 21
+48 22 513 2971

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2024

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2021

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2017
National typology

Name Strzezony osrodek

2018
Management

Name Border Guard

Type Governmental

2017
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Studio Smaku Catering Marzena Kosiba

Service Food services

2024

Provider Caritas Polska

Service Education or training

2024

Provider Burmistrz Gminy i Miasta Grójec (local authorities)

Service Education or training

2024

Provider Starosta Powiatu Grójeckiego (local authorities)

Service Education or training

2024

Provider Private and public medical care providers

Service Health care

2024
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD)
Amount (USD)
Services Included
Obsv. Date
1,697,877.44
2023
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

USD 50.1

2023
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1996

Extraterritorial Indicators

Foreign Financing Yes

Countries/Entities EU

2024

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Families

2024

Name Accompanied minors

2024

Name Unaccompanied minors

2024

Name Adult men

2024

Name Adult men

2021

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2013

Name Unaccompanied minors

2013

Name Families

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2015
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Turkey

Country #2 Syria

Country #3 Iran

Country #4 Egypt

Country #5 India

2023
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Asylum seekers

2024

At-Risk Population Elderly (over 60)

2024

At-Risk Population Pregnant women

2024

At-Risk Population Unaccompanied children

2024

At-Risk Population Accompanied children

2024

At-Risk Population Victims of torture

2024

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 200

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 392

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 73

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 42

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 131

2013

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 31

2007
Facility Occupancy Rate (year)

Percentage 75

2024

Percentage 24

2023
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 93

2023
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 530

2023

Number 106

2010
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 453

2023
Number of men detained (year)

Number of men detained 254

2023
Number of women detained (year)

Number of women detained 120

2023
Number of children (under 18) detained (year)

Number of children (under 18) detained 79

2023
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
120
19 June 2024
38
29 December 2020
33
29 December 2019
46
29 December 2018
40
24 January 2017
21
19 February 2014
17
1 October 2012
29
2 December 2009
Number of children (under 18) detained on single day
Number
Date
10
19 June 2024
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2023

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 62

2023

Number of Days 68

2010
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
720
2023
Average Days in Detention (Asylum Procedure)
Average Days
Year
86
2023
130
2020

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 51

2023
Percentage of Detainees Transferred (year)

Percentage 20

2023
Percentage of Detainees Deported (year)

Percentage 13

2023

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2023
Inadequate conditions

Access to telephones

2023

Cell space

2023

Medical care

2023

Access to internet

2023

Temperature

2023

Lighting

2017
Reports of riots or other unrest

Yes

2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2023
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Yes

2024
Internal Security Regime

Open (cell doors are not locked or locked from inside only)

2024
External Security Regime

Secure

2017
Armed Internal Personnel

Yes

2024
Armed External Guards

Yes

2024

Yes

2011

STAFF

Number of Staff

195

2024
Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2022
Ratio (staff on duty/detainees)

69/120

2024
Percentage of Women Staff Members (in women or child sections)

32

2024

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2012
Age Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2013
Legal Segregation

Family Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2012

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

No

2023
Security/Isolation Cells

Yes

2024

Yes

2023
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Yes

2024
Detainees Per Cell

6

2024
Maximum Time in Security/Isolation Cells (hours)

48

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2024
Hours Communal Space Accessible

15

2024
Outdoor Space

Yes

2024
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

15

2024
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2024
Activities/Education for Children

Yes

2024
Skills Development for Adults

Yes

2024
Language Classes

Yes

2024
Possibility to Prepare Own Meals

Yes

2024
Remunerated Work

No

2024

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

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

2023
Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2024
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

No

2024
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2024
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2024
Psychologist Visits

Infrequent

2024
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
DoctorsPsychological careSpecialist careChildren's healthEmergency careSexual & reproductive health
2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Conflicts of interest/dual loyalites of health providersInadequate translation servicesUse of solitary confinement
2024
Conflicts of interest/dual loyalites of health providersInadequate translation servicesUse of solitary confinement
2023
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
N.A.
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
Yes
Reports of Injury/Physical Harm
Injury/physical harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
Yes
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
DeathsSelf-harming
2024
DeathsSelf-harming
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2024
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2024
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2024
Yes
National Red Cross Federation
2024
Yes
National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT
2024
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2024
Yes
International or regional human rights mechanisms
2022
Family Access

Yes

2024
Consular Access

Yes

2024

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2024
Free Outgoing Local Calls

Limited

2024
Receiving Calls

Yes

2024
Computer Access

Yes (with restrictions)

2024
Internet Access

Yes (with restrictions)

2024
Access to Personal Cell Phones

Yes (with restrictions)

2024