Algeciras (former prison, remodeled in 2003)

Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Algeciras

Spain

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Management: Ministry of Interior/Direccion General de la Policia (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
90
16

28 February 2026

YES

2017

Spain

1,893

Migration Detainee Entries

68,100

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Algeciras
Location

Country: Spain

City & Region: Algeciras (former prison, remodeled in 2003), Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 36.1297803, -5.4476981

Contact Information
Avenida Gesto por la Paz s/n

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2026
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2025
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE)
2025
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2025
Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2017
Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
Ministerio del Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2012
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2003
2026

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Unaccompanied minors

2017

Adult men

2011

Adult women

2011
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 90

2026

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 192

2011
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 104

2020

Number 3076

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
16
28 February 2026
2
6 May 2020
110
6 April 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 26

2018

Number of Days 16

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
Reports of riots or other unrest

Reported riots or other unrest? Yes

2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2023
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2012
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Not Available

2017

Age Segregation Not Applicable

2012
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2017

Legal Segregation No

2012
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2012

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017

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