Silchar Transit Camp (cum Central Jail) in India

Silchar Transit Camp (cum Central Jail)

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Assam Prison Headquarters, Home and Political Department (Government-local)

Detains: Adult women, Accompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population	Capacity	Deaths at facility
49 19 August 2021	No Data	No Data

Reported population

Capacity

Deaths at facility

49

19 August 2021

No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Silchar Transit Camp (cum Central Jail)

Location

Country: India

City & Region: Silchar, Assam, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 24.823946, 92.794877

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

In use

2024

In use

2019

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Criminal

Prison or pretrial detention centre

2019

Management

Management

Type

Year

Assam Prison Headquarters, Home and Political Department

Government-local

2021

Operating Period

Year of entry

Year ceased

2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2019

Name Accompanied minors

2019

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2019

Countries of Origin

Country #1 Bangladesh

Country #2 Myanmar

2019

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

19 August 2021

1 January 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2019

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2019

External Security Regime

High security

2019