Canton Zurich

Zurich Police Prison (Polizeigefängnis Zurich)

Status

Last documented use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton Zurich, Migrationsamt des Kantons Zürich

Management: Not Available

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
141
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Zurich Police Prison (Polizeigefängnis Zurich)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton Zurich, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: ,

Contact Information
Postfach 8021
Kasernenstrasse 29
8021 Zurich
Tel. 044 247 27 50
Fax 044 247 38 47

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2020

Status In use

2008
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2008
National typology

Name Etablissement Pénitentiaire

2020

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2020

Name Adult men

2020

Name Unaccompanied minors

2020
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 141

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

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HEALTH

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