Jau (Jaw, Jaww)

Jau Prison (Jaw Prison, Central Prison)

Bahrain

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Unaccompanied minors, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Deaths at facility Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
Yes

14 June 2021

YES

2015

Yes
Bahrain

5

Dedicated Detention Centres

255

Refugees

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FACILITY NAMES
Jau Prison (Jaw Prison, Central Prison)
Location

Country: Bahrain

City & Region: Jau (Jaw, Jaww), Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 25.991522, 50.616512

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2021
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministry of Interior
Governmental
2015
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Mohamed Jalal Catering
Not Available
2021
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
2021

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2018

Name Adult men

2018
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2021

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2014

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Overcrowding

2015

Medical care

2015

Separation of different categories of detainees

2015

Cell space

2015

Hygiene

2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

High security

2018

Secure

2015
Armed External Guards

Yes

2015

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2017

Yes

2015

Yes

2014

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Not Applicable

2018
Age Segregation

Yes

2014

No

2013
Legal Segregation

No

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
14 June 2021
N.A.
8 March 2018
N.A.
2 January 2014
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
31 March 2021

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2017
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2015
Yes
International Committee of the Red Cross
2012
Family Access

Yes

2017

Yes

2015

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