Pozzallo Hotspot in Italy

Pozzallo Hotspot

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
250	297 24 November 2017	No Data

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

250

297

24 November 2017

No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Pozzallo Hotspot

Location

Country: Italy

City & Region: Pozzallo, Ragusa, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 36.717799, 14.828888

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

In use

2022

In use

2019

Facility type

Category

Type

Administrative

Immigration detention centre

National typology

Official Typology

Year

Hotspot

2016

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

Cooperativa Azione Sociale

Not Available

Area of Operations

Regional Jurisdiction

Year

Comune di Pozzallo / Prefettura di Ragusa

2016

Operating Period

Year of entry

Year ceased

2016

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 250

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 300

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 240

2016

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 12010

2017

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

297

24 November 2017

365

23 June 2016

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2016

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 2

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2016