Valencia (Complejo policial de Zapadores)

Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Valencia ("Centro de Zapadores")

Spain

Status

In use

2022

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Management: Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
156
10

6 May 2020

Yes

25 December 2019

Spain

2,082

Migration Detainee Entries

68,100

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Valencia ("Centro de Zapadores")
Location

Country: Spain

City & Region: Valencia (Complejo policial de Zapadores), Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 39.456762, -0.367863

Contact Information
ZAPADORES 52-54 46006 VALENCIA
Tel. 963351100 / 963539539
Fax : 963330542

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2018

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros

2019
Management

Name Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia

Type Governmental

2017

Name Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Ministry Ministerio del Interior

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2012
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2006

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2012

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 156

2012
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 145

2020

Number 799

2017

Number 1659

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
10
6 May 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 28

2018

Number of Days 24

2017

Number of Days 26

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Showers and toilets

2017

Temperature

2017

Ventilation

2017

Cell space

2017

Access to clean drinking water

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2012
Age Segregation

Yes

2012
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2017

No

2012
Family Segregation

No

2012

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
25 December 2019
N.A.
16 December 2009
N.A.
18 December 2008
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
18 December 2019
Covid-19 Measures
Measure
Implementation
Obvs. Date
Detainee Social Distancing or Isolation
Yes
COVID Testing
Yes
Distribution of Hygenic Supplies
Partially
2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2018
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017

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