Mucenieki, Ropazi municipality

Mucenieki Detention Centre

Latvia

Status

In use

2022

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: State border Guard, State Border Guard

Management: State Border Guard (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
84
11

11 March 2022

YES

2022

Latvia

14,205

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

908

Voluntary Returns & Forced Removals

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FACILITY NAMES
Mucenieki Detention Centre
Location

Country: Latvia

City & Region: Mucenieki, Ropazi municipality, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 56.958583, 24.382276

Contact Information
Jaunceltnes iela 2-8, Jaunceltnes-2, Ropažu novads, LV-2135, Latvia
+371 67 901 123

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2022
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
Pending opening
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Accommodation centre (izmitināšanas centrs)
2019
Management
Management
Type
State Border Guard
Governmental
State Border Guard
Governmental
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
State border Guard
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2022
State Border Guard
Ministry of Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2022

Name Families

2022

Name Accompanied minors

2022

Name Adult men

2022
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2022

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 84

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 84

2022

Type Standard capacity

2018
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 200

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
11
11 March 2022
80
2 April 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2018

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2022
Inadequate conditions

Protection from Physical Violence

2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2022
Internal Security Regime

Open (cell doors are not locked or locked from inside only)

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2018

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2022

Yes

2021

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2022
Outdoor Space

Yes

2022
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2022
Activities/Education for Children

No

2022

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Yes

2022
Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

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