Corinth, Peloponnese

Corinth pre-removal detention centre

Greece

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

Management: Police (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
1344
891

29 December 2021

YES

2023

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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The "Corinth pre-removal detention centre" is an immigration detention facility located in Corinth, Peloponnese region of Greece. It is under the custodial authority of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection.

FACILITY NAMES
Corinth pre-removal detention centre
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Corinth, Peloponnese, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 37.932366, 22.936194

Contact Information
Agias Annis 39
Kórinthos 201 00
Greece
Civil Society Contacts

Organisation: Border Violence Monitoring Network
Website: https://borderviolence.eu


Organisation: Detention Landscapes
Website: https://detentionlandscapes.uwazi.io/en/entity/a73yiaqhjc


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2021

Status In use

2020

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2013
Management

Name Police

Type Governmental

2016
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2024

Name Adult men

2024

Name Unaccompanied minors

2021
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2023

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Bangladesh

Country #2 Nigeria

Country #3 Iran

Country #4 Pakistan

Country #5 Egypt

2023
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Asylum seekers

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1344

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 768

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1536

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 768

2016

Capacity 1536

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1022

2013
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 2484

2021
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
891
29 December 2021
877
15 December 2020
490
20 October 2016
267
25 November 2015
650
22 October 2012

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2024

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Overcrowding

2023

Medical care

2023

Food provision

2023

Access to clean drinking water

2023

Hygiene

2023

Showers and toilets

2015

Recreation

2015

Medical care

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2016

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

12

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Inadequate translation servicesUnsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsUse of solitary confinementInadequate food or water provision
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Consular Access

No

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