Gmünden Prisons / Prison and Cantonal Prison (Gefängnisse Gmünden / Strafanstalt und Kantonalgefängnis) in Switzerland

Gmünden Prisons / Prison and Cantonal Prison (Gefängnisse Gmünden / Strafanstalt und Kantonalgefängnis)

Status

Last documented use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Migration Office

Management: Department of Security and Justice (Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden) (Government-local)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Accompanied minors

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

FACILITY NAMES

Gmünden Prisons / Prison and Cantonal Prison (Gefängnisse Gmünden / Strafanstalt und Kantonalgefängnis)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Niederteufen, Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.3862923719, 9.3512964249

Contact Information

9052 Niederteufen
Gmünden
Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Tel. 071 335 09 40
Email: strafanstalt.gmuenden@ar.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2007

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2020

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2011

Management

Name Department of Security and Justice (Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden)

Type Government-local

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency Migration Office

Ministry Department of Security and Justice, Migration Office, Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Ministry Typology Regional Authority-Internal or Public Security

2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2011

Name Adult men

2011

Name Accompanied minors

2011

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011