Zahleh Men's Prison in Lebanon

Zahleh Men's Prison

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	Reported population	Deaths at facility
450	No Data	No Data

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: 33.8367717337, 35.9211730957

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

Year

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

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

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

Secure

2010

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Age Segregation

Legal Segregation

2010