Martigny, Canton of Valais

Prison de Martigny

Switzerland

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Service de la population et des migrations (Population and Migration Service)

Management: Cantonal Authority, Valais (Government-local)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
17
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
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2012

Year Ceased

2014
Center Status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Status In use

2014
Management

Name Cantonal Authority, Valais

Type Government-local

2014
Custodial Authorities

Agency Service de la population et des migrations (Population and Migration Service)

Ministry Service de la population et des migrations (Population and Migration Service)

Ministry Typology Regional Authority-Immigration or Citizenship

2014
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Valais Canton

2014

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult men

2014

Name Adult women

2014
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2014

Name Non-immigration-related administrative detainees

2014
Capacity (specialised immigration facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 17

2014
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014
Reports of Deaths

Reported deaths? Yes

2014
Reports of Suicide Attempts

Suicides Reported Yes

2014

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2014
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Unknown

2014