Bern Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Bern) in Switzerland

Bern Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Bern)

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canton Bern, Migrationsdienst des Kantons Bern/ Einwohnerdienste, Migration und Fremdenpolizei der Stadt Bern / Service des Migrations, Canton Neuchâtel

Management: Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion) (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
127	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Bern Regional Prison (Regionalgefängnis Bern)

Location

Country: Switzerland

City & Region: Canton Bern, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 46.9512033496, 7.4415743351

Contact Information

Genfergasse 22 3001Bern
Tel. 031 634 46 41
Fax. 031 634 46 94
Email: regionalgefaengis-bern@be.ch

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2011

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011

Management

Name Office of Police and Military Affairs (Polizei- und Militärdirektion)

Type Government-local

2015

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2020

Name Adult women

2020

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 136

2011

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 127

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011