Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia

Thessaloniki Aliens Police Directorate holding facility

Greece

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

Management: Police Department (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Unaccompanied minors, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
108
110

22 July 2016

YES

2024

Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Thessaloniki Aliens Police Directorate holding facility is a temporary detention centre used for immigration purposes located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Observers describe the facility, located inside a former factory warehouse, as inappropriate for detention purposes but out is nevertheless used for detaining migrants and asylum seekers for prolonged periods.

NEWS & TESTIMONY
2024

Testimony recorded by Border Violence Monitoring Network/Detention Landscapes: "He presented his asylum seeker card which had reportedly expired and was subsequently taken to a police station in the city and body searche [...]

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FACILITY NAMES
Thessaloniki Aliens Police Directorate holding facility
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 40.63935, 22.944607

Contact Information
Pontou 56, 54628, Menemeni, Thessaloniki, Greece

+30 2310789253
Civil Society Contacts

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


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


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
Last documented use
2017
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2013
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2008
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police Department
Governmental
2024
Police
Governmental
2016

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2023

Name Unaccompanied minors

2023

Name Adult men

2009
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2024

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Morocco

2023
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Unaccompanied children

2024

At-Risk Population Asylum seekers

2024

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 108

2016
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
110
22 July 2016
89
28 January 2016
108
2 September 2008
181
2 January 2006

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2024

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2016

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Protection from Physical Violence

2024

Hygiene

2024

Food provision

2024

Medical care

2024

Medical care

2023

Outdoor exercise

2023

Hygiene

2023

Food provision

2023

Hygiene

2016

Showers and toilets

2016

Temperature

2016

Ventilation

2016

Outdoor exercise

2016

Medical care

2016

Food provision

2016

Outdoor exercise

2008

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2016

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2016

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

Yes

2023

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

5

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

No

2023

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2023
Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

No

2023
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

No

2023
Pre-departure health evaluation

No

2023
Doctor on Duty

No Doctor on Duty

2023
Nurse on Duty

No Nurse on Duty

2023
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2023
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Health screeningsDoctorsNursesPsychological careSpecialist careChildren's healthGender-specific careSexual & reproductive healthDentalPromotion of personal health and hygieneSubstance abuse counselling/treatment
2023
Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Inadequate translation servicesUnsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate food or water provisionInadequate ventilation
2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

No

2023

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2023

NEWS & TESTIMONY

2024

Testimony recorded by Border Violence Monitoring Network/Detention Landscapes: "He presented his asylum seeker card which had reportedly expired and was subsequently taken to a police station in the city and body searched. He was then taken to a second police station and searched again, before being transferred to the Metagogon Transfer Facility. On the fourth day in Metagogon, the respondent was escorted to the Asylum Office where he received a rejection of his asylum claim. He was held in Metagogon for 50 days and then transferred to Paranesti Pre-Removal Detention Centre and held for several months". .....
(See: https://detentionlandscapes.uwazi.io/en/entity/a73yiaqhjc)