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List Of Prisons In Jamaica
Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.
are operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.


Contemporary institutions


Adult

Centres for men and women:Custodial Services
." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
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Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous TaĆ­no peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ...
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Bamboo, Jamaica
Bamboo is a settlement in The Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Its population as of a 1991 census was 3,732 inhabitants. The Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre of the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is located in Bamboo.JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRES
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Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCSJ) is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, headquartered in Kingston. The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica. The current Commissioner of Corrections is In ...
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Prisons In Jamaica
Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.
are operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.


Contemporary institutions


Adult

Centres for men and women:Custodial Services
." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
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Saint Jago Women's Centre
__NOTOC__ Saint Jago Women's Centre has been closed, making Fort Augusta the only women's prison on the island. See also *List of prisons in Jamaica Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.


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Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
__NOTOC__ The Old Jail in Saint Ann's Bay is said to have been the very first prison in Jamaica. Built as a fort , it was declared useless in 1795 as the sea was encroaching. It was then converted into a jail and house of correction. The jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for lunatics, a room for debtors, a 'hospital', and a jailers' quarters. Many slaves died there.Jamaican Prisons
Irie Jamaica Blogspot.


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* List of prisons in Jamaica


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Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Saint Andrew is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish, situated in the Ordinal directions, southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey, Jamaica, Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains (Jamaica), Blue Mountains. In the 2011 census, it had 573,369, the highest population of any of the parishes in Jamaica. George William Gordon (d. 1865), one of Jamaica's seven Order of National Hero (Jamaica), National Heroes, was born in this parish. It contains many attractions, historical sites, famous residents, and the country's financial capital. The parish has a rich musical tradition, with numerous well-known musicians and developing popular types of Jamaican music. The Studio One (record label), Studio One studio founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd is in Saint Andrew. Mavado (singer), Mavado, Sean Paul, Buju Banton, Elephant Man (musician), Elephant Man, The Mighty Diamonds, Monty Alexander, Beres Hammond, Lady Saw, Sugar Minott ...
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Stony Hill, Jamaica
Stony Hill is a residential neighbourhood in St. Andrew Parish, Surrey County, on the northern outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. it had a population of 8,388. The St. Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre of the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is located in the Stony Hill.JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRES
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Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCSJ) is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, headquartered in Kingston. The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica. The current Commissioner of Corrections is In ...
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Saint Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre
Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.
are operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.


Contemporary institutions


Adult

Centres for men and women:Custodial Services
." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
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Horizon Adult Remand Centre
__NOTOC__ Horizon Adult Remand Centre opened in 2002 with a capacity of 1026.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, US Department of State, 2004-02-25. It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security. The prison was featured in 's music video for the song

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Spanish Town
Spanish Town ( jam, label= Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives, and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England (the others are in Virginia, Maryland, and Bermuda). History The Spanish settlement of Villa de la Vega was founded by the Spanish in 1534 as the capital of the colony. Later, it was also called Santiago de la Vega or St. Jago de la Vega. Indigenous Taino had been living in the area for approximately a millennium before this, but this was the first European habitation on the south of the island. When the English conquered Jamaica in 1655, they renamed the settlement as Spanish Town in honour to the original Spanish root of this town. Since the town was badly damaged during the conquest, Port Royal took on many admin ...
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Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
__NOTOC__ Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 120 male inmates.Project 2005
, Sashane McDonald, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen.
It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.


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* List of prisons in Jamaica


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Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
__NOTOC__ Hill Top Correctional Centre was built to accommodate ninety eight boys.Project 2005
, Sashane McDonald, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen.
It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.


See also

* List of prisons in Jamaica


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