Salez, St. Gallen

Saxerriet Cantonal Prison (Kantonale Strafanstalt Saxerriet)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Migration Office (Migrationsamt)

Management: St. Gallen Security and Justice Department (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, 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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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Kantonale Strafanstalt Saxerriet (SG)
Saxerrietstrasse 1
9465 Salez
Tél. 058 228 29 00
Fax. 058 228 29 03
Email: zentrale.sax@sg.ch
Center status

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2014
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2014
National typology

Name Cantonal Prison

2014

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name St. Gallen Security and Justice Department

Type Government-local

2014
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2014
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014
Demographics

Name Adult men

2020
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2014
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2014
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation Unknown

2014
Family segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2014

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Migration Office (Migrationsamt)

Ministry Migration Office (Migrationsamt)

Ministry Typology Regional Authority-Immigration or Citizenship

2016
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations Canton St. Gallen

2014