Dubai Central Jail for Women (also Al-Aweer Detention Centre for Women) in United Arab Emirates

Dubai Central Jail for Women (also Al-Aweer Detention Centre for Women)

Status

In use

2020

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Dubai Police (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Accompanied minors, Families, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population	Capacity	Deaths at facility
400 4 October 2017	No Data	No Data

Reported population

Capacity

Deaths at facility

400

4 October 2017

No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Dubai Central Jail for Women (also Al-Aweer Detention Centre for Women)

Location

Country: United Arab Emirates

City & Region: Al Aweer, Dubai, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 25.148933, 55.509483

Contact Information

Dubai Central Jail

Al Aweer Road (E 44 Road)

Al Aweer (near Dubai Cultural Sports Club)

P.O. Box 1493

Dubai, UAE

Helpline: +9714 213 8888

Telephone: +9714 287 1788

Fax: +9714 217 1575

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2020

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2013

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2018

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013

Management

Name Dubai Police

Type Governmental

2018

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2015

Name Accompanied minors

2015

Name Families

2015

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

400

4 October 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013