Canton Fribourg

Fribourg Detention Facility - Central Prison Site and "Les Falaises" House (Etablissement de Détention Fribourgeois - site Prison Centrale et Maison "Les Falaises")

Switzerland

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Office for Migration

Management: Etat de Fribourg (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
9
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Fribourg Detention Facility - Central Prison Site and "Les Falaises" House (Etablissement de Détention Fribourgeois - site Prison Centrale et Maison "Les Falaises")
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton Fribourg, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.8026446084, 7.1645450592

Contact Information
Planche-Inférieure 12
1700 Fribourg
Tel. 026 305 21 07
Fax 026 305 21 11
Email: EDFR-PC_reception@fr.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2015
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Etat de Fribourg
Governmental
2015
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Office for Migration
Service de la population et des migrants, Canton Fribourg / Service de la Population, Canton Vaud /
2011
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1992

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2020

Adult men

2020
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 9

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2015
Age Segregation

Yes

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS