Puplinge, Genève

Champ-Dollon Prison (Prison de Champ-Dollon)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Canton de Genève (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Champ-Dollon Prison, located in Geneva, is one of Switzerland’s largest and more notorious prisons. Originally designed as a short-term pretrial detention centre, Champ-Dollon is now one of the country's most widely criticised prisons due to its poor conditions, overcrowding, and accusations of mistreatment. The prison has at times been used to hold immigration detainees.

FACILITY NAMES
Champ-Dollon Prison (Prison de Champ-Dollon)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Puplinge, Genève, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.215058, 6.22463

Contact Information
Chemin de Champ-Dollon 22
1226 Puplinge
Geneve
Tel: +41 022 546 82 00
Email: prison.chancellerie@etat.ge.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2020
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Etablissement Pénitentiaire
2020
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canton de Genève
Governmental
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1977

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2024

Adult men

2024

Adult women

2020

Adult men

2020
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2024

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

SIZE & POPULATION

Number of men detained (year)

488

2024
Number of women detained (year)

39

2024
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2024

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2024
Doctor on Duty

Daily

2024
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

No

2024