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Saint Ann's Bay Saint Ann's Bay is a settlement in Jamaica, the capital of Saint Ann Parish. It had a population of 10,961 at the 1991 census. Musicians Floyd Lloyd and Burning Spear, and Marcus Garvey were born in the town. History When Christopher Columbus ...
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
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See also

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List of prisons in Jamaica Twelve correctional institutions in JamaicaCustodial Services
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.


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Aerial view
Prisons in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Saint Ann Parish Debtors' prisons {{Jamaica-struct-stub