Kaohsiung City

Kaohsiung Detention Center

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
300
332

30 April 2021

No Data
FACILITY NAMES
Kaohsiung Detention Center
Location

Country: Taiwan, Province of China

City & Region: Kaohsiung City, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 22.806269, 120.256688

Contact Information
Kaohsiung Detention Center
No. 17, Guangming 3rd Ln.,
Weixin Rd.,
Yong’an Dist.,
Kaohsiung City 828,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Phone: 07-691-6910
Fax: 07-691-7300

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2024

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2024
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2018

2021

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 300

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 230

2019
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 2737

2020

Number 2957

2019

Number 313

2018
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
332
30 April 2021
326
31 December 2020
365
31 July 2020
122
31 December 2019
167
31 December 2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2021

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2021

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2020

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2019

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2018
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 43

2021

Number of Days 30

2020

Number of Days 25

2019

Number of Days 27

2019

Number of Days 18

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Family Segregation

Yes

2019

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

No Doctor on Duty

2013
Nurse on Duty

No Nurse on Duty

2013
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2013
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
DoctorsNursesPsychological carePromotion of personal health and hygiene
2013
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Lack of complaint mechanismPatient forced to pay for careInadequate translation servicesUnsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsUse of solitary confinementInadequate ventilation
2013

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Infrequently

2013
Family Access

Yes

2019

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2013