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The Old Jail in
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](_blank)
Irie Jamaica Blogspot.
See also
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List of prisons in Jamaica
Twelve correctional institutions in Jamaica[Custodial Services](_blank)
, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007.
References
External links
Aerial view
Prisons in Jamaica
Buildings and structures in Saint Ann Parish
Debtors' prisons
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