15.11.2008
Information for visitors to detainees for deportation
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When you want to visit a friend or a relative or an acquaintance of yours in prison at Büren, you will have to observe the following:
1. Access to this prison is possible only if you are in possession of a valid identification document (e.g. a passport, an identity card or a similar document); a driving licence, for instance, will not be accepted. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are subject to residential restrictions imposed by the office for foreigners (Ausländerbehörde), please apply for a permit to visit this prison.
2. Before your visit, you should make a phone call to make sure that the person you want to see is present on that particular day; he might be absent because of an appointment with his consulate or the court or some other reason. The phone number is: 02951-971-0.
3. Visiting times: Access from Monday to Friday starts at 9.30 a.m. and finishes at 17.30 p.m. Latest possible access at 16.30 p.m. On Thursdays, the visiting time ends at 16.00 p.m., latest access is at 15.00 p.m. Generally, the length of your visit is not restricted, unless the visitors’ room is very crowded. On Sundays, the visiting hours start at 9.30 a.m. and finish at 17.00 p.m., latest access is at 16.00 p.m. On Sundays, the visiting time is restricted to ONE HOUR. On public holidays, there are special regulations, which you should inquire on the phone.
4. The number of visitors to one prisoner is limited to three adults.
5. You may leave clothes, hand luggage and suitcases for the prisoner at the entrance, but be aware that, in case of deportation, the maximum weight of his luggage is limited to 20-25 kilos.
6. You can take phone cards, stamps and change inside up to the amount of € 15,00. With this money you can buy drinks, tobacco, etc. from the indoor vending machines.
7. It is not allowed to bring mobile phones, tobacco and cigarettes, food or cosmetics from outside.
8. You may, however, hand in a parcel containing coffee, tea, tobacco and food by means of a dispatch form (“Paketmarke”), and you may also deposit money on his account.
It is possible that some of these rules will be changed at some time by the prison - we will then try to note this here as soon as possible.
Some more advice:
Before depositing any money, think twice. – In most cases the money will be confiscated to pay for the costs of the deportation (since the prisoners have to pay for the expenses of the detention and deportation, transport to the embassy and to the airport, as well as for the flight ticket and any deportation accompanied by officers). An amount of 225 € is safe from confiscation. However, for this 225 € all incoming money is counted during the whole time of imprisonment, independently if the prisoner has already spent part of it. If the prisoner possesses money of his own, his pocket money may be cut.
If you decide to deposit money despite these risks, you may do so by way of a bank transfer order.
Banking details: First name, Surname
Bank account number: 897 430 6
Bank sorting code: 250 100 30 Postbank Hannover
For you to send or hand in a parcel, the prisoner has to apply for a dispatch form (“Paketmarke”), which is to be sent or given to the sender. Such parcels may contain only certain items, a list of which goes together with the dispatch form.
The address of the prison near Büren is:
(Justizvollzugsanstalt) JVA Büren
Stöckerbusch 1
33142 Büren
In the Web: http://www.jva-bueren.nrw.de
Journey by car:
Via Büren, take the road towards Haaren at the corner of "Bahnhofstraße" and "Königstraße", turn right after about 6 km and go 2 km further on through the forest.
Or: Via Motorway A 33 from the crossing "Wünneberg-Haaren", when the motorway turns into a normal road B 480 at the exit turn right in direction towards Büren, turn left after about 5 km and go 2 km further on through the forest.
Journey by public transport:
By train to Geseke or Paderborn (Geseke being nearer to Büren than Paderborn), then by bus to Büren (from Paderborn bus number 400, from Geseke bus number 465). From Büren there is only one bus at around noon-time that stops near the prison. Otherwise you can only take a taxi to the prison, which is at a distance of about 8 km.