Canton St Gallen

St Gallen Prison (Gefängnis St. Gallen)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton St Gallen, Ausländeramt des Kantons St. Gallen

Management: Canton de St Gall (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
24
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
St Gallen Prison (Gefängnis St. Gallen)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton St Gallen, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.425197, 9.375253

Contact Information
Neugasse 5
9001 St Gallen
Tel. 071 228 1818 F
Fax 071 228 1810
Email: andreas.demmel@kapo.sg.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2015
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2008
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canton de St Gall
Government-local
2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2020

Adult women

2020
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 24

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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