Altstatten Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Altstätten) in Switzerland

Altstatten Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Altstätten)

Status

In use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton St Gallen / Canton Appenzell Inerrhoden

Management: Canton de St Gall (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
18	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Altstatten Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Altstätten)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Altstatten, Canton St Gallen, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.369800557, 9.5550370216

Contact Information

Postfach Luchsstrasse 11
9450 Altstatten
Tel. 071 757 86 40
Fax 071 229 12 40
Email: zentrale.rgal@sg.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2003

Center Status

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2011

Management

Name Canton de St Gall

Type Government-local

2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2020

Name Adult women

2011

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 18

2011

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