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

488

Refugees

783

Asylum Applications

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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

Adult women

2020

Adult women

2017

Adult women

2015

Accompanied minors

2015
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2020

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2018

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2018

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2017

Yes

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Score Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2015
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Legal 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

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
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

Family Access Yes

2017
Consular Access

Consular Access Yes

2018

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