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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 His ...
Custodial 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
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The South Camp Adult Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ South Camp Prison, also known as the Gun Court prison, opened in 1974 as a combined court and prison to combat the increase in violent crimes involving firearms. A single resident magistrate can issue prison sentences to those convicte ...
(SCACC) *
New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ New Broughton Sunset Correctional Centre, also known as the Old Man's Prison, was built in 1916 and rebuilt in 2005 following severe damage by Hurricane Ivan the previous year. It houses up to 80 low risk and ageing (aged over 54
(NBSACC) - For elderly men *
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(RFACC) * St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre (ST.CACC) - Reception centre *
Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre has accommodated over 275 male inmates on occasions.Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (TSACC) - Reception centre Centres for women: *
Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women.Fo ...
(FAACC) – Reception centre


Juvenile

There are three juvenile correctional centres: Highlights of Records Management Activities April – September 2006, Jamaica Archives and Records Department.JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRES
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Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 40 girls.Project 2005
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, St. Ann Parish) - This is the centre for girls - Capacity of 40 *
Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Hill Top Correctional Centre was built to accommodate ninety eight boys.Project 2005
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St. Ann Parish Saint Ann is the largest Parishes of Jamaica, parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica, Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often ca ...
) - Capacity of 98 *
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 120 male inmates.Project 2 ...
. (Tredegar Park,
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. Th ...
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St. Catherine Parish Saint Catherine (capital Spanish Town) is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish in the Ordinal directions, south east of Jamaica. It is located in the Counties of Jamaica, county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically va ...
) - Capacity of 120


Remand

There are two remand centres: *
Horizon Adult Remand Centre __NOTOC__ Horizon Adult Remand Centre opened in 2002 with a capacity of 1026.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labo ...
(HARC) *
Saint Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.
. ( Stony Hill, St. Andrew Parish) - Capacity of 48 In addition, many remand prisoners are held in police station gaols.


Historic institutions

* Old Jail in St Ann's Bay *
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 Jamaica


See also

*List of schools in Jamaica


References


External links

*Since 2004, the Department of Correctional Services has published comprehensiv
annual statistics
{{Prisons in Jamaica Prisons in Jamaica
Prisons A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...
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 His ...