Sarnen Prison (Gefängnis Sarnen) in Switzerland

Sarnen Prison (Gefängnis Sarnen)

Status

Last documented use

2015

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Migration Office

Management: Canton d'Obwald (Government-local)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
2	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Sarnen Prison (Gefängnis Sarnen)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Sarnen, Canton Obwalden, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.897152599, 8.2567405701

Contact Information

Sarnen Police Foribach
Postfach 1561
6061 Sarnen
Email: strafvollzug@ow.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2015

Status In use

2011

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Police station or jail

2011

National typology

Name Gefängnis

2020

Management

Name Canton d'Obwald

Type Government-local

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency Migration Office

Ministry Migration Department, Canton Obwalden

2011

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 2

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011