Liestal, Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Liestal jail (Bezirksgefängnis Liestal)

Switzerland

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2017

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton Basel-Landschaft, Amt für Migration

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
40
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Liestal jail (Bezirksgefängnis Liestal)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Liestal, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.486445, 7.730921

Contact Information

Rheinstrasse 27 4410 Liestal


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2017
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2008
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1998

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2008
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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