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, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

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

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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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

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2010
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2008
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2003

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2008
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 14

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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