Sion, Canton Sion

Sion Prison

Status

Last documented use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Non-immigration-related administrative detainees, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Conditions complaints? Capacity Reported population
YES

2024

No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

The Sion Prison is a correctional facility in Switzerland that serves both as a penal institution and a center for administrative detention. While its primary function is to detain individuals serving criminal sentences or awaiting trial, it also holds migrants under administrative measures, reinforcing the intersection of immigration enforcement and the penal system.


FACILITY NAMES
Sion Prison
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Sion, Canton Sion, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.21759, 7.337

Contact Information
Chem. des Roseaux 8,
1950 Sion,
Switzerland

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2024
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2024
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2024

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2024

Name Non-immigration-related administrative detainees

2024

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Temperature

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

Number of Staff

5

2024

SEGREGATION

CELLS

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Yes

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2024
Hours Communal Space Accessible

2

2024

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

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

2024
Doctor on Duty

Daily

2024
Nurse on Duty

Daily

2024
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2024

TELECOMMUNICATIONS