Jau Prison (Jaw Prison, Central Prison)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Last documented use | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | |
| In use | 2015 |
| Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Email Correspondence with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project), 7 September 2015 – 13 November 2015. | |
Typology
GDP facility typology
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal | Prison or pretrial detention centre | 2015 |
Contact Information
City and region
| Jau (Jaw, Jaww) |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Interior | Governmental | 2015 |
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Jalal Catering | Food services | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | ||
Security
Security Regime Show sources
| Security Level | Observation date |
|---|---|
| High security | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | |
| Secure | 2015 |
Armed guards
| Armed Guards? | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2015 |
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Adult men | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | |
| Unaccompanied minors | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | |
Categories of detainees
Categories of detainees Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Undocumented migrants (administrative) | 2015 |
| Philippe Feliser (State Secretariat for Migration), Email to Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project), 25 September 2015. | |
| Criminal detainees (convicted or remand) | 2015 |
| Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Email Correspondence with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project), 7 September 2015 – 13 November 2015. | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Not Applicable | 2018 |
| Rima Kalush (Migrant-Rights.org). Interview with anonymous source. 8 December 2018. | |
Legal segregation Show sources
| Legal Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| No | 2015 |
| Yousif Al-Muhafdha (Bahrain Center for Human Rights), Email exchange with Parastou Hassouri (Global Detention Project). Global Detention Project, Geneva, Switzerland. 19 January 2014. | |
Age segregation Show sources
| Age Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2014 |
| Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, “Locked Inside a Nightmare: Voices from Bahraini Prisons,” 9 June 2014, http://bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/Prison%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20II.pdf. | |
| No | 2013 |
| Ombudsman, Ombudsman’s Report on the visit to the Correction and Rehabilitation Centre (Jau Prison) Report No. 1, 3-5 September 2013, http://www.bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/Ombudsman_Inspection_Report.pdf. | |
Size and population
Reported overpopulation Show sources
| Reported Overpopulation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2014 |
| Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, “Locked Inside a Nightmare: Voices from Bahraini Prisons,” 9 June 2014, http://bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/Prison%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20II.pdf. | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2015 |
| Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, “Locked Inside a Nightmare: Voices from Bahraini Prisons,” 9 June 2014, http://bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/Prison%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20II.pdf. | ||
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | ||
| Inadequate | Separation of different categories of detainees | 2015 |
| Ombudsman, Ombudsman’s Report on the visit to the Correction and Rehabilitation Centre (Jau Prison) Report No. 1, 3-5 September 2013, http://www.bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/Ombudsman_Inspection_Report.pdf. | ||
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | ||
| Inadequate | Cell space | 2015 |
| Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, “Locked Inside a Nightmare: Voices from Bahraini Prisons,” 9 June 2014, http://bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/Prison%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20II.pdf. | ||
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | ||
| Inadequate | Overcrowding | 2015 |
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | ||
| Inadequate | Hygiene | 2015 |
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | ||
Personnel
Mistreatment complaints Show sources
| Mistreatment Complaints | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2017 |
| Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "Annual Report 2017-2018," https://www.ombudsman.bh/mcms-store/magazine/en/2017-2018/6/ | |
| Yes | 2015 |
| Human Rights Watch, “Bahrain: Allegations of Severe Prisoner Abuse,” 6 May 2015, https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/06/bahrain-allegations-severe-prisoner-abuse. | |
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | |
| Yes | 2014 |
| Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, “Locked Inside a Nightmare: Voices from Bahraini Prisons,” 9 June 2014, http://bahrainrights.org/sites/default/files/Prison%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20II.pdf. | |
Access
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions Show sources
| Yes or No | Type of institution | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | National ombudsman or human rights institution | 2017 |
| Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "Annual Report 2017-2018," https://www.ombudsman.bh/mcms-store/magazine/en/2017-2018/6/ | ||
| Yes | National ombudsman or human rights institution | 2015 |
| Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDCR), Unannounced Visit to Women's Detention Centre, 18-20 2015, http://www.pdrc.bh/mcms-store/pdf/ff5eab3f-b462-4426-80c1-fed95034150e_WDC-English%20edited.pdf. | ||
| Yes | International Committee of the Red Cross | 2012 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross. "Bahrain: ICRC begins visits to detainees." ICRC. 7 February 2012. https://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/interview/2012/bahrain-detention-interview-2012-02-07.htm | ||
Family access Show sources
| Family Access | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2017 |
| Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "Annual Report 2017-2018," https://www.ombudsman.bh/mcms-store/magazine/en/2017-2018/6/ | |
| Yes | 2015 |
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | |
Deaths
Reported deaths at this facility Show sources
| Reported deaths? | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2018 |
| Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain, "Annual Report 2017-2018," https://www.ombudsman.bh/mcms-store/magazine/en/2017-2018/6/ | |
| Yes | 2014 |
| BIRD, ADHRB, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), “Inside Jau: Government Brutality Inside Bahrain’s Central Prison,” May 2015, http://birdbh.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Inside-Jau.pdf. | |
