Ain Aouda secret prison
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Background
Ain Aouda secret prison is a suspected black site, torture and detention centre operated by the Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory (Direction de la surveillance du territoire, DST), the Moroccan domestic intelligence agency implicated in past and ongoing human rights violations. During the Arab Spring protests, the inmates of the Temara interrogation centre were transferred to Ain Aouda. The United States reportedly paid the Moroccan state $20 million for the building of the prison.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2004
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Abdellatif HammouchiPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2004
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q16147862)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Ain Aouda secret prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ain-aouda-secret-prison
"Ain Aouda secret prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ain-aouda-secret-prison.
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