Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver City Jail

Status

Last documented use

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Management: Vancouver Police Department (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Canada

8,825

Migration Detainee Entries

2

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Vancouver City Jail
Location

Country: Canada

City & Region: Vancouver, British Columbia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 49.282474, -123.098105

Contact Information

Vancouver Jail 275 E Cordova St Vancouver, BC V6A 3W3 Canada Tel: +1 604-775-3800


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2013

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2011

Status In use

2010
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
Management

Name Vancouver Police Department

Type Governmental

2013

Name Canada Border Services Agency

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Ministry Public Safety Canada

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2013

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 156

2013

Number 176

2012

Number 183

2011

Number 189

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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