al-Shumaisi Detention Centre (Tahril Immigration Detention Center or Tarhil Shumaysi) in Saudi Arabia

al-Shumaisi Detention Centre (Tahril Immigration Detention Center or Tarhil Shumaysi)

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Saudi Immigration Police (Rijal Al-Jawazat)

Management: Saudi Immigration Police (Rijal Al-Jawazat) (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Deaths at facility	Conditions complaints?
32000	Yes 2024	YES 2021

Capacity

Deaths at facility

Conditions complaints?

32000

Yes

2024

YES

2021

FACILITY NAMES

al-Shumaisi Detention Centre (Tahril Immigration Detention Center or Tarhil Shumaysi)

Location

Country: Saudi Arabia

City & Region: Jeddah - Mecca, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 21.531359, 39.391711

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

In use

2024

In use

2021

In use

2020

In use

2018

In use

2015

In use

2014

In use

2007

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Administrative

Immigration detention centre

2014

Management

Management

Type

Year

Saudi Immigration Police (Rijal Al-Jawazat)

Governmental

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency

Ministry

Ministry type

Year

Saudi Immigration Police (Rijal Al-Jawazat)

Ministry of Interior

Interior or Home Affairs

2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2020

Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2020

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2020

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 32000

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 32000

2017

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2024

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2017

Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2024

Reported Overstays Yes

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Food provision

2021

Protection from Physical Violence

2021

Overcrowding

2021

Overcrowding

2020

Access to clean drinking water

2020

Bedding and clothing

2018

Medical care

2016

Bedding and clothing

2016

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2024

Yes

2018

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2017

Family Segregation

Yes

2017

CELLS

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Inadequate health provisions

Inadequate Health Provisions

Obvs. Date

Hospital accessMedication

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

2024

N.A.

2 January 2014