Ketrzyn

Ketrzyn Guarded centre for Aliens

Poland

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Interior

Management: Border Guard (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
108
98

31 December 2024

YES

2024

Poland

2,943

Migration Detainees

2,293

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Ketrzyn Guarded centre for Aliens
Location

Country: Poland

City & Region: Ketrzyn, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 54.085437, 21.350240

Contact Information
ul. Sikorskiego 78, 11-400 Ketrzyn, Poland
+48 89 750 3302

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
In use
2020
In use
2018
In use
2015
In use
2013
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Strzezony osrodek
2018
Management
Management
Type
Year
Border Guard
Governmental
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2025

Adult men

2024

Unaccompanied minors

2023

Families

2023

Accompanied minors

2023

Adult men

2023

Adult women

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2022

Families

2022

Accompanied minors

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2021

Adult women

2021

Adult men

2021

Families

2021

Accompanied minors

2021

Families

2017

Accompanied minors

2017

Unaccompanied minors

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2013

Adult women

2013

Unaccompanied minors

2013

Families

2013

Accompanied minors

2013
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2015

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015
At-Risk Populations

Unaccompanied children

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 108

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 137

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 220

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 478

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 476

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 120

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 122

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 130

2011
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 460

2024

Number 490

2023

Number 451

2013
Number of children (under 18) detained (year)

50

2023
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
98
31 December 2024
144
30 June 2024
129
31 December 2023
48
31 December 2022
392
31 December 2021
426
7 December 2021
69
31 December 2020
11
29 December 2019
25
29 December 2018
75
20 October 2016
70
7 February 2014
31
1 October 2012
80
2 January 2012
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2022

Yes

2021

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 155

2024

Number of Days 102

2023

Number of Days 65

2010
Average Days in Detention (Asylum Procedure)
Average Days
Year
69
2020

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2024
2023
2023
2021
2016

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2023
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2017

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2021

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2013
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2020

Age Segregation Yes

2013
Legal Segregation
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Yes

2021

Family Segregation Yes

2013

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee Yes

2023

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee Yes

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

Frequency At least once a week

2021
Psychologist Visits

Frequency Daily

2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones Limited

2023
Free Outgoing Local Calls

Free Outgoing Local Calls No

2023
Access to Personal Cell Phones

Access to Personal Cell Phones Yes (with restrictions)

2023