Lugano, Ticino

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

Switzerland

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

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 Deaths at facility
No Data
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Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Cantonal Penitentiary "La Stampa" (Penitenziario Cantonale "La Stampa")
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Lugano, Ticino, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.037567, 8.970259

Contact Information

Carcere penale la Stampa e Carcere giudiziario la Farera via alla Stampa 20 6965 Cadro Casella postale 6277 6901 Lugano Switzerland Telefono: +41 91 815 00 11 Fax: +41 91 815 00 19


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2017
In use
2014
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2014
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canton Ticino, Justice Department
Government-local
2015

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2014

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2014

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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