Sursee, Canton Lucerne

Sursee "Big Yard" Deportation Prison (Grosshof Ausschaffungsgefängnis Sursee)

Switzerland

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2010

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Canton Lucerne, Amt für Migration

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult men

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
14
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

352

Estimated detention capacity (2021)

7

Detained children (2019)

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FACILITY NAMES
Sursee "Big Yard" Deportation Prison (Grosshof Ausschaffungsgefängnis Sursee)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Sursee, Canton Lucerne, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.170838, 8.102843

Contact Information
Centralstrasse 24 6210 Sursee
Tel. 041 921 28 37
Fax. 041 921 28 52

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2008
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2003

Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2010

Status In use

2008

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2008
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 14

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

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