Canton Neuchâtel

La Promenade Detention Facility (Etablissement de Détention de La Promenade)

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Service des Migrations

Management: Canton Neuchatel (Government-local)

Detains: Undocumented migrants

Capacity

2

Switzerland

3,284

Immigration detainees (2018)

Not Available

Estimated detention capacity (2020)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Rue de la Promenade 20 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds Email: edpr@ne.ch
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2011
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2011
National typology
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Canton Neuchatel

Type Government-local

2015
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2011
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2

2011
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Armed guards
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Gender segregation
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Service des Migrations

Ministry Service des Migrations, Canton Neuchâtel

Ministry Typology

2011
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