3.3
Administrative detention centres (Metropolitan France). Theoretical
capacity, number of committals, average duration of detention,
outcome of detention
Source: CICI annual reports, Senate (in italics, please see note).
Average duration of
detention
(in days)
Detainees removed,
excluding voluntary
returns
% removals/committals
64%
5.6
2004
944
30,043
73%
8.5
2005
1,016
29,257
83%
10.2
2006
1,380
32,817
74%
9.9
16,909
52%
2007
1,691
35,246
76%
10.5
15,170
43%
2008
1,515
34,592
68%
10.3
14,411
42%
2009
1,574
30,270
60%
10.2
40%
2010
1,566
27,401
55%
10.0
36%
2011
1,726
24,544
478
46.7%
8.7
40%
2012
1,672
23,394
98
50.5%
11
47%
2013
1,571
24,176
41
48.3%
11.9
41%
Accompanying minors
placed in CRA
28,155
2002
Number of committals
775
Theoretical capacity
2003
Year
Average occupancy rate
Scope: Metropolitan France
25,131
Note: the annual reports of the CICI from 2003 to 2013 allow presenting the first five
columns of the table. The column for accompanying minors was not present before 2011. The last
two columns relating to the result of placing and holding in administrative detention centres do
not come from the same source. A report of the Senate Finance Committee dated 3 July 2009,
following up on the task carried out by the Cour des Comptes, described, for 2006-2008, the
number of people in detention who were finally sent back, excluding voluntary returns. The
proportion with respect to the number of committals can therefore be calculated (last column).
The 7th CICI report dated March 2011 then provided this proportion for 2009 (page 77). The
following report gave a rate of 42% for CRAs possessing inter-service deportation centres (pôle
interservices éloignement) and 37% for the rest, but no overall rate. The items set out in the last
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