Canton Zurich

Zurich Airport Transit Zone Detention Facility (Flughafengefängnis Abteilung Strafvollzug)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2022

Type: Transit centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Canton Zurich, Migrationsamt des Kantons Zürich

Management: Not Available

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
130
28

1 April 2021

No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Zurich Airport Transit Zone Detention Facility (Flughafengefängnis Abteilung Strafvollzug)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton Zurich, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.4497993729, 8.5648727417

Contact Information
8058 Zürich-Flughafen
Email: flughafengefaengnis@ji.zh.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2021

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2011
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Transit centre

2011

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 130

2022

Capacity 106

2021
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
28
1 April 2021

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
60
2021

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

Yes

2021

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

Yes

2021
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

9

2021
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2021
Activities/Education for Children

Yes

2021
Remunerated Work

Yes

2022

Yes

2021

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2021
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2021
Psychologist Visits

At least once a week

2021

MONITORING & ACCESS

Family Access

Yes

2021

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Free Outgoing Local Calls

Yes

2021
Internet Access

Yes (with restrictions)

2021