CPA / CARA di Gradisca d'Isonzo (ex Caserma Polonio)
Ex Caserma 'Ugo Polonio', Via Udine, 34072 Gradisca d'Isonzo (GO) · Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Managed by Consorzio Matrix (CARA/CPA); the co-located CPR is operated separately (Ekene Cooperativa Sociale per ActionAid 'Trattenuti') · ~303 places
According to the Osservatorio accoglienza e detenzione migranti (Università di Bari) and Il Piccolo/Messaggero Veneto, the Gradisca d'Isonzo first-reception centre (CPA/CARA) occupies the former Caserma 'Ugo Polonio' on Via Udine (around 45.897 N, 13.494 E), with a regulated capacity of about 303 places. It was activated as a reception centre in 2015 on a site that had earlier been a CPT/CIE, and since December 2019 has stood alongside a separate, co-located Centro di Permanenza per i Rimpatri (CPR). The CARA/CPA component is reported managed by Consorzio Matrix.
Source
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.