Canton St Gallen

St Gallen Prison (Gefängnis St. Gallen)

Status

In use

2020

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: Undocumented migrants

Demographics

Adult men, Adult women

Capacity

24

Switzerland

3,284

Immigration detainees (2018)

Not Available

Estimated detention capacity (2020)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

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

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2008
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2008
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OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Canton de St Gall

Type Government-local

2015
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2008
Demographics

Name Adult men

2020

Name Adult women

2020
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008
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Type Standard capacity

Capacity 24

2011
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