Roumieh Central Prison in Lebanon

Roumieh Central 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 men, Accompanied minors

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
1050	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Roumieh Central Prison

Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: Mount Lebanon (Jabal Lubnan Governorate), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.8745, 35.65

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

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2010

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2013

Status In use

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 men

2010

Name Accompanied minors

2010

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

Name Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1050

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2010

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2010

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Legal Segregation

2010

Family Segregation

Age Segregation

Yes

2010