Sarnen, Canton Obwalden

Sarnen Prison (Gefängnis Sarnen)

Switzerland

Status

Last documented use

2019

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
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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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
Year
Last documented use
2019
In use
2015
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2011
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Gefängnis
2020
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canton d'Obwald
Government-local
2015
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Migration Office
Migration Department, Canton Obwalden
2011

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2019

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

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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