Roumieh, Mount Lebanon (رومية - جبل لبنان)

Roumieh Central 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 men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Recognized refugees (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
1050
Yes

8 September 2022

YES

2022

Lebanon

758,642

Refugees

6,748

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Roumieh Central Prison
Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: Roumieh, Mount Lebanon (رومية - جبل لبنان), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.88564253961652, 35.59219781540154

Contact Information
Roumieh Central Prison (السجن المركزي رومية) is located in Roumieh, Mount Lebanon (رومية - جبل لبنان). The prison has a phone number of 21-908000 and a fax number of 21-908000. It has a minimum capacity of 1300 inmates and a maximum capacity of 3000 inmates. The prison complex includes several buildings:

1. Building (أ)
2. Building (ب)
3. Building (ج)
4. Building (د)
5. The Juvenile Building, which includes a wing for juveniles in addition to the observatory
6. The Central Observation Building

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2022
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 men

2022

Adult men

2010

Accompanied minors

2010
Categories of detainees

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

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)

2022

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2010

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2010

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2022

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2010
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation No

2010
Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

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

2022
Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours) No

2022
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival No

2022
Doctor on Duty

Frequency No Doctor on Duty

2022
Nurse on Duty

Frequency No Nurse on Duty

2022
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
8 September 2022

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