Stans Remand and Criminal Prison (Untersuchungs-und Strafgefängnis Stans) in Switzerland

Stans Remand and Criminal Prison (Untersuchungs-und Strafgefängnis Stans)

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Migration Office

Management: Canton de Nidwald (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
37	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Stans Remand and Criminal Prison (Untersuchungs-und Strafgefängnis Stans)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Stans, Canton Nidwald, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.964336845, 8.3860659599

Contact Information

Kreuzstrasse 4
6371 Stans
Tel: 041 618 4848
Fax: 041 618 48 87
Email: gefaengnis@nw.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2011

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2020

National typology

Name Etablissement Pénitentiaire

2020

Management

Name Canton de Nidwald

Type Government-local

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency Migration Office

Ministry Canton Nidwald, Amt für Justiz Abteilung Migration / Office for Migration and Labour, Canton Uri

2011

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2007

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 37

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