Altstatten, Canton St Gallen

Altstatten Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Altstätten)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2025

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, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
18
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,452

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Altstätten Regional Prison is a facility with a capacity of 45 places. People are held in pre-trial detention, security detention, detention under immigration law, and in penal detention.

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

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
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
Canton de St Gall
Government-local
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2003

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2020

Adult women

2011
Categories of detainees

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

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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