Aarau, Canton Aargau

Aarau District Prison (Bezirksgefängnis Aarau-Amtshaus)

Switzerland

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Office for Migration and Integration, Canton Aargau

Management: Canton d'Argovie (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Switzerland

3,023

Migration Detainees

2,761

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Aarau District Prison (Bezirksgefängnis Aarau-Amtshaus)
Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Aarau, Canton Aargau, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 47.3879993797, 8.0440950394

Contact Information
5000 Aarau
Tel. 062 836 56 56
Fax. 062 836 56 66
Email: daniel.naef@ag.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2015
In use
2011
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Management
Management
Type
Year
Canton d'Argovie
Government-local
2020

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2020
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2019
External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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