Barbar el Khazen Prison in Lebanon

Barbar el Khazen Prison

Status

Last documented use

2013

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

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

Lebanese Internal Security Forces and 'Gendarmerie' Headquarters in Beirut, Near Hotel Dieu Hospital, Achrafiyeh, Beirut.tel: +961 1 422000 and +961 1 425250
fax: +961 1 427775

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2013

Status In use

2010

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2010

Management

Name Prison Division of the Lebanese Gendarmerie

Type Governmental

2010

Custodial Authorities

Agency General Security

Ministry Ministry of Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2010

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2010

Categories of detainees

Name Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Name 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

Secure

2010

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Age Segregation

Legal Segregation

2010