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Contemporary institutions

Adult

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." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. * The South Camp Adult Correctional Centre (SCACC) * New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre (NBSACC) - For elderly men * Richmond Farm adult Correctional Centre (RFACC) *

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmates

(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 __NOTOC__ Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre is a prison in Jamaica. It was formerly the General Penitentiary, and was built to accommodate 650 male inmates

(TSACC) - Reception centre Centres for women: * Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre (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
." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. *

Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 40 girls.Project 2005
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Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Hill Top Correctional Centre was built to accommodate ninety eight boys.Project 2005
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Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre __NOTOC__ Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 120 male inmates.Project 2 ...

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, St. Catherine Parish) - Capacity of 120

Remand

There are two remand centres: * Horizon Adult Remand Centre (HARC) * Saint Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre. ( 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

References

External links

*Since 2004, the Department of Correctional Services has published comprehensiv
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