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

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

352

Estimated detention capacity (2021)

7

Detained children (2019)

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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

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2008
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1998

Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2017

Status In use

2008

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2008
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

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