Jau (Jaw, Jaww)

Jau Prison (Jaw Prison, Central Prison)

Bahrain

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Unaccompanied minors, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Deaths at facility Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
Yes

14 June 2021

YES

2015

Yes
Bahrain

5

Dedicated Detention Centres

250

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Jau Prison (Jaw Prison, Central Prison)
Location

Country: Bahrain

City & Region: Jau (Jaw, Jaww), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 25.991522, 50.616512

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2021
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Interior
Governmental
2015
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Mohamed Jalal Catering
Not Available
2021
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
2021

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2018

Adult men

2018
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2021

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2014

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level High security

2018

Security Level Secure

2015
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2015

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2017

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2015

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2014

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2018
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2014

Age Segregation No

2013
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
14 June 2021
N.A.
8 March 2018
N.A.
2 January 2014
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
31 March

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2017
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2015
Yes
International Committee of the Red Cross
2012
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2017

Family Access Yes

2015

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