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Khiam detention center

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  • El Khiam UNICEF Tanks in the Ex Khiam detention center.jpg

    Photo by Julien Harneis via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Ex prison El Khiam.jpg

    Photo by Julien Harneis via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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  • Khiam prison sign.jpg

    Photo by Julien Harneis from Conakry, Guinea via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Operational

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Facility profile

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Population held

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Death-row facility

No

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Khiam detention center. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/khiam-detention-center
Chicago
"Khiam detention center." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/khiam-detention-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-khiam-detention-center,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Khiam detention center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/khiam-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}