Fardan area, Beirut Governorate

Barbar el Khazen Prison

Lebanon

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: General Security

Management: Prison Division of the Lebanese Gendarmerie (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, 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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FACILITY NAMES
Barbar el Khazen Prison
Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: Fardan area, Beirut Governorate, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.882939497, 35.4834580421

Contact Information
Barbar el Khazen Prison
Phone tel: +961 1 422000 and +961 1 425250
fax: +961 1 427775

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
Last documented use
2013
In use
2010
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2010
Management
Management
Type
Year
Prison Division of the Lebanese Gendarmerie
Governmental
2010
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
General Security
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2010

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2010
Categories of detainees

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010

Asylum seekers (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

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