al-Madina al-Sina'ieh quarter in Zahleh district, Beqaa Governorate

Zahleh Men's Prison

Lebanon

Status

Last documented use

2026

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: General security, General Security

Management: Ministry of interior (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Recognized refugees (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
450
No Data
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Lebanon

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Dedicated Detention Centres

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Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Zahleh Men's Prison
Location

Country: Lebanon

City & Region: al-Madina al-Sina'ieh quarter in Zahleh district, Beqaa Governorate, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 33.828796185794545, 35.92974138330005

Contact Information
Zahle Men's Prison (سجن زحلة) is located in Zahle, Beqaa (زحلة - البقاع). The prison has a phone number of 08-930176 and a fax number of 08-931811. It has a minimum capacity of 325 inmates and a maximum capacity of 406 inmates. The prison is situated in the industrial city, on the ground and first floors (المدينة الصناعية - الطابقين الارضي والاول).

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2026
Last documented use
2025
In use
2024
Last documented use
2013
In use
2010
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2025
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2013
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2010
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of interior
Governmental
2026
Prison Division of the Lebanese Gendarmerie
Governmental
2010
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
General security
Ministry of interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2025
General Security
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2010

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2010
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2010

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2010

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 450

2010

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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