St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
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Location | Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica |
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Coordinates | 17°59′35″N 76°57′03″W / 17.9930°N 76.9508°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum security |
Capacity | approximately 700 |
Population | Up to 1300 |
Managed by | Operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security |
St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmates[1] but has held over 1300 on occasions.[2] It contains the only death-row on the island.[3]
It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security
See also
External links
- Aerial view.
- Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4]
References
- ^ Makeshift weapons increasing prison deaths Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tyrone Reid, Jamaica Gleaner, 2004-02-08.
- ^ "Comparison of daily averages* over a 10 year period (1997-2006) by institution and sex". Department Of Correctional Services. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ Alderman, Karen (2004). "Visit to the Independent Council for Human Rights, Jamaica October 2003 - March 2004". BPP Law School (LPC), Centre for Capital Punishment Studies, University of Westminster.
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