Taranto, Puglia

Taranto Hotspot

Italy

Status

In use

2022

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Ministry of the Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
400
50

24 November 2017

No Data
Italy

6,383

Migration Detainee Entries

194,750

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Taranto Hotspot
Location

Country: Italy

City & Region: Taranto, Puglia, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 40.479294, 17.219209

Contact Information
Varco Nord Porto di Taranto
Taranto,

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2022
In use
2019
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Hotspot
Management
Management
Type
Ministry of the Interior
Governmental
European Union Agencies (Frontex and EASO)
International or Regional Organization
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Associazione Noi e Voi
Translation services
Red Cross
Health care
Comune di Taranto
Management
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Prefettura di Taranto
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2016

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2016
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 9022

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
50
24 November 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 6

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS