Lugano, Ticino

Cantonal Penitentiary "La Stampa" (Penitenziario Cantonale "La Stampa")

Switzerland

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Canton Ticino, Justice Department (Government-local)

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,284

Immigration detainees (2018)

Not Available

Estimated detention capacity (2020)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2014
Center Status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Status In use

2014
Management

Name Canton Ticino, Justice Department

Type Government-local

2015

STATISTICS & DATA

Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2014

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2014