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CPA / CARA di Brindisi-Restinco

Reception centre Former government property 📍 Strada Provinciale n. 43, Contrada Restinco, Brindisi (BR), Puglia, Italy Capacity: 176 Converted: 2022

Was: Purpose-built or long-standing state-owned complex utilized by the Ministry of Interior for immigration management.

CPA / CARA di Brindisi-Restinco is a governmental first-reception centre for asylum seekers situated in Contrada Restinco, just outside the city of Brindisi in the Apulia (Puglia) region of Italy.

Context & Operations: The facility is a critical node in Italy’s national immigration system administered by the Ministry of Interior. The complex is notable for its dual-use infrastructure: it operates a first-reception centre (CPA/CARA) consisting of modular housing for new arrivals seeking asylum, while simultaneously hosting a highly secured pre-removal detention centre (Centro di Permanenza per i Rimpatri, or CPR) on the same grounds for individuals slated for deportation.

Funding & Contractors: The site is entirely funded by the Italian central government via the local Prefecture. The daily operations, catering, linguistic mediation, and facility maintenance are outsourced to private cooperatives, such as Consorzio Hera, which manages the site under multi-year state conventions.

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Official contacts & outreach

Requests we have sent to councils, mayors and local authorities about this facility, with the status of their response.

Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico / FOI Officer, Prefettura di Brindisi Other Awaiting response

Requested: 8 Oct 2026

What we asked: Please provide the finalized financial details and the current operational convention (bando di gara/capitolato) awarded to Consorzio Hera or any subsequent cooperative for the management of the CPA/CARA and the CPR at the Restinco complex.

What formal protocols or emergency contingency plans are in place between the Prefettura, the managing cooperative, and local ASL (health authority) regarding the provision of medical and psychiatric care for individuals held within the CPR detention unit?

Please provide a summary of public funds allocated over the last financial year for structural maintenance or security upgrades to the modular housing units within the complex.

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