Baabda, Mount Lebanon (بعبدا - جبل لبنان)

Baabda Women's Prison

Lebanon

Status

In use

2025

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: General Security

Management: Central Prison's Management (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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ABOUT

Reports indicate that the Baabda Women's Prison has been used to detain migrants charged with crimes related to their immigration status. The prison, which has a maximum capacity of 50 inmates, is situated near Baabda Governmental Hospital on the ground and first floors (قرب مستشفى بعبدا الحكومي - الطابقين الارضي والاول).

FACILITY NAMES
Baabda Women's Prison
Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: Baabda, Mount Lebanon (بعبدا - جبل لبنان), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.83408225607711, 35.54073263533682

Contact Information
Baabda Women's Prison (سجن نساء بعبدا)
Baabda, Mount Lebanon (بعبدا - جبل لبنان).
Phone number: 05-468905
Fax number: 05-921170.

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2024
Last documented use
2013
In use
2010
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2013
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2010
Management
Management
Type
Year
Central Prison's Management
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

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