Burgdorf Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Burgdorf) in Switzerland

Burgdorf Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Burgdorf)

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2016

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton Bern, Migrationsdienst des Kantons Bern/ Einwohnerdienste, Migration und Fremdenpolizei der Stadt Bern

Management: Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion) (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
110	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Burgdorf Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Burgdorf)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Burgdorf, Berne Canton, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.054789, 7.629174

Contact Information

Dunantstrasse 9
3400 Burgdorf Switzerland
Tel: +41 031 635 72 11
Email: regionalgefängnis.burgdorf@pom.be.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2016

In use

2015

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Criminal

Prison or pretrial detention centre

2015

Management

Management

Type

Year

Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion)

Government-local

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency

Ministry

Ministry type

Year

Canton Bern, Migrationsdienst des Kantons Bern/ Einwohnerdienste, Migration und Fremdenpolizei der Stadt Bern

Regional Authority-Immigration or Citizenship

2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2020

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 110

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

Yes

2015