CPA / CARA di Bari-Palese
Area del Comando Scuole dell'Aeronautica Militare, Palese, Bari (BA) · Puglia
Managed by Associazione/Cooperativa 'La mano di Francesco' (convention 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025, per Osservatorio Migranti) · ~640 places
According to the Osservatorio accoglienza e detenzione migranti (Università di Bari), the Bari-Palese first-reception centre (CPA, formerly CARA) is located within the grounds of the Comando Scuole dell'Aeronautica Militare at Palese, near Bari airport (approx. 41.135 N, 16.770 E), with a regulated capacity of 640 places. It reports the operator as the association 'La mano di Francesco' under a 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025 convention, providing food, accommodation, healthcare, social assistance and cultural-linguistic mediation, and records 869 people present (over capacity) on 26 November 2024.
Source
Osservatorio accoglienza e detenzione migranti (Università di Bari) — Cara Bari Palese (2024) · ngo
Part of Italy’s reception / detention system (Ministero dell’Interno). Figures are described neutrally from the cited source; coordinates marked “approx.” are town/street-level estimates. Any allegation against a named operator is reported as an ongoing investigation, not an established fact.