Kafr Jouz, Nabatiyeh (كفر جوز- النبطية)

Nabatiyeh Prison

Lebanon

Status

Last documented use

2025

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: General Security, General Security

Management: Ministry of the Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Recognized refugees (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Lebanon

758,642

Refugees

6,748

Asylum Applications

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ABOUT

Reports indicate that the Nabatiyeh Prison has been used to detain migrants charged with crimes related to their immigration status. The prison, which has a maximum capacity of 70 inmates, is situated at the Kafr Jouz intersection, within the Internal Security Forces complex, on the lower floor (مفرق كفر جوز - مجمع قوى الامن الداخلي - الطابق السفلي).

FACILITY NAMES
Nabatiyeh Prison
Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: Kafr Jouz, Nabatiyeh (كفر جوز- النبطية), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.39289925664053, 35.48761677959405

Contact Information
Nabatiyeh Prison (سجن النبطية)
Kafr Jouz, Nabatiyeh (النبطية - النبطية).
Phone number: 07-530012
Fax number: 07-531204

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2025
In use
2024
Last documented use
2010
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2025
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2010
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of the Interior
Governmental
2026
Prison Division of the Lebanese Gendarmerie
Governmental
2010
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
General Security
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2025
General Security
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2010

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2010
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2010

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2010

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation
Age Segregation
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2010
Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS