Canton Bern

Bern Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Bern)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton Bern, Migrationsdienst des Kantons Bern/ Einwohnerdienste, Migration und Fremdenpolizei der Stadt Bern / Service des Migrations, Canton Neuchâtel

Management: Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion) (Government-local)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
127
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,452

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Bern Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Bern)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton Bern, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.9512033496, 7.4415743351

Contact Information
Genfergasse 22 3001Bern
Tel. 031 634 46 41
Fax. 031 634 46 94
Email: regionalgefaengis-bern@be.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2015
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion)
Government-local
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2020

Adult men

2020
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2019

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 136

2011

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 127

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2019
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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