Building delay in Pforzheim: Deprivation prison remains overloaded!

Building delay in Pforzheim: Deprivation prison remains overloaded!

Pforzheim, Deutschland - In Baden-Württemberg there are currently some turbulent developments related to the deportation prison in Pforzheim. The expansion of the facility, which has been used as such since 2016, is considerably delayed. Originally, an extension was planned to 80 places that should be completed this year. Stattdessen wird nun mit einer Fertigstellung im Frühjahr 2027 gerechnet, wie ka-news berichtet.

The delays result from several unexpected challenges. Unpredictable knowledge of planning and building, the ongoing operation and poor performance of planning offices have contributed to the cancellation of the original budget of 9 million euros. The cost estimate is currently over 13 million euros. At least 68 detention places should be available by autumn 2023, but due to the increased number of deportations in the southwest, the facility is currently high.

capacity and current Situation

Currently 45 men are housed in the Pforzheim deportation prison, which remain there on average 23 days. The prisoners can move freely in certain areas, but only enjoy limited contact with the outside world. Smartphones are prohibited and SIM cards are only available if volunteers take care of it. For safety reasons, they are locked in cells at night, which represents a critical practice. According to the SWR , the currently available places are exhausted, so that the furnishings are 90 percent busy.

From a report of the Deutschlandfunks , a large number of people are detained in Germany due to orders that are subject to exit. The reasons for this are diverse: from arrangements for designation to rejected asylum applications to unauthorized entry.

deportations and the numbers

The numbers are alarming. As of April 30, 2023 alone, there were around 23,700 people in Baden-Württemberg, whose deportation is temporarily exposed. In 2023, around 1,580 people were deported in the southwest, a significant increase compared to the previous year. At the same time, the prison was fully occupied in May 2023, with 45 people accommodated there every day.

Another point that is worrying affects the reasons from which deportations cannot be carried out-diseases, lack of identity or unexplained identities are frequent obstacles that are processed by the regional council of Karlsruhe, the central deportation management in Baden-Württemberg. In a climate of 3 million protection seekers in Germany and an angry debate about asylum and abrasion, it remains to be seen how the situation in the region will be further developed.