Khalaf Al Ahmar Rd, Kuwait

Central Prison Complex - Women's Prison

Kuwait

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: General Department of Residence Affairs (Formerly Directorate General of Immigration and Passports)

Management: Directorate General of Prisons (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Deaths at facility Conditions complaints? Capacity
Yes

2 January 2013

YES

2015

No Data
Kuwait

1

Dedicated Detention Centres

693

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Central Prison Complex - Women's Prison
Location

Country: Kuwait

City & Region: Khalaf Al Ahmar Rd, Kuwait, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 29.278576, 47.860089

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2024
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2018
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Directorate General of Prisons
Governmental
2015
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
General Department of Residence Affairs (Formerly Directorate General of Immigration and Passports)
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2020

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult women

2015

Name Accompanied minors

2015
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2020

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2018

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2018

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2017

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2015
Inadequate conditions

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

Yes

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
2 January 2013
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
2 January 2013

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2017
Yes
International Committee of the Red Cross
2017
Family Access

Yes

2017
Consular Access

Yes

2018

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