  St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre | |
| 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 / 17.9930; -76.9508 |
| 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 but has held over 1300 on occasions. It contains the only death-row on the island.
It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security
See also
External links
- Aerial view.
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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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 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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