Maltepe Juvenile Closed Prison became operational in 2008. It is approximately 15 kilometres away from the hotel where the conference will be held and within the borders of İstanbul province. It is within the Maltepe Prisons Campus. There are five prisons in Maltepe Prisons campus, these are three L-type prisons, one juvenile closed prison and one open prison. Maltepe Juvenile Closed Prison was designed according to single room system and built on an area of 38.000 m². It consists of three blocks as A, B, C. There are 12 units in each block. There are nine single room systems in each unit.

 

The institution also has one indoor sport hall, one outdoor football field with a soil floor, one artificial turf field. Following the completion of Blocks, A and C, there are two workshops with eight ateliers which are used in the education and rehabilitation activities of juveniles. In order to continue educational activities in the institution, there are four classrooms, two computer classrooms, one library and one unit which is also used as a cinema hall with activities such as meetings, seminars etc.

 

There are two open visit areas, three closed visit areas for seven people each, nine lawyer visit areas, three SEGBİS rooms and three family visit rooms. Besides, there are 36 MMCs installed in the institution within the scope of ACEP Project. Prisoners can make audio and video calls, canteen shopping, online payments and many other services digitally through these devices.It will also be possible to visit the open prison during this programme.