Nantou County

Nantou Detention Center

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: National Immigration Agency

Management: National Immigration Agency (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
320
317

30 April 2021

No Data

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FACILITY NAMES
Nantou Detention Center
Location

Country: Taiwan, Province of China

City & Region: Nantou County, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 24.002474, 120.695824

Contact Information
No.43, Ln.
1776, Zhongzheng Rd.
Caotun Township
Nantou County
Tel. 049-2565261
Fax. 049-2565263

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2024

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2015
Management

Name National Immigration Agency

Type Governmental

2015
Custodial Authorities

Agency National Immigration Agency

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2015
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2009

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2014

Name Adult men

2014

Name Adult women

2013

Name Adult men

2013

Name Accompanied minors

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 320

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 378

2014
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 2834

2020

Number 3861

2019

Number 2973

2018

Number 3042

2017

Number 2613

2016

Number 2372

2013

Number 2372

2012

Number 1437

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
317
30 April 2021
304
31 December 2020
317
31 July 2020
271
31 December 2019
221
31 December 2018
139
31 December 2017
178
31 December 2016
173
31 May 2014
142
30 April 2014
182
31 March 2014
151
28 February 2014
194
31 January 2014
221
31 December 2011
Number of men detained on single day
Number
Date
81
31 May 2014
72
30 April 2014
104
31 March 2014
88
28 February 2014
112
31 January 2014
Number of women detained on single day
Number
Date
92
31 May 2014
70
30 April 2014
78
31 March 2014
63
28 February 2014
82
31 January 2014

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)

2015
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 42

2020

Number of Days 29

2019

Number of Days 28

2018

Number of Days 28

2017

Number of Days 30

2016

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 97

2013

Percentage 94

2012

Percentage 80

2011

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2013

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

No Doctor on Duty

2013
Nurse on Duty

No Nurse on Duty

2013
Psychologist Visits

At least once a week

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

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2013