St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmates[1] but has held over 1300 on occasions.[2] It contains the only death-row on the island.[3]

Saint Catherine Prison
St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre is located in Jamaica
St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
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LocationSpanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
Coordinates17°59′35″N 76°57′03″W / 17.9930°N 76.9508°W / 17.9930; -76.9508
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum security
Capacityapproximately 700
PopulationUp to 1300
Managed byOperated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security

It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security

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  1. ^ Makeshift weapons increasing prison deaths Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tyrone Reid, Jamaica Gleaner, 2004-02-08.
  2. ^ "Comparison of daily averages* over a 10 year period (1997-2006) by institution and sex". Department Of Correctional Services. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ Alderman, Karen (2004). "Visit to the Independent Council for Human Rights, Jamaica October 2003 - March 2004". BPP Law School (LPC), Centre for Capital Punishment Studies, University of Westminster.