St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre Explained

Prison Name:	Saint Catherine Prison
Location:	Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
Coordinates:	17.993°N -76.9508°W
Status:	Operational
Classification:	Maximum security
Capacity:	approximately 700
Population:	Up to 1300
Managed By:	Operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security

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]

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

See also

• List of prisons in Jamaica
• Capital punishment in Jamaica

External links

• Aerial view.
• Photos: https://www.panoramio.com/photo/20354789 http://www.wmin.ac.uk/law/images/18spanishprison.gif http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/jamaica/photos/thaddeus_and_wayne/tower_street_group/dsc00015.jpg http://www.jdfmil.org/info/press_clippings/images/spn_pris.jpg

References

1. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20040208/lead/lead5.html Makeshift weapons increasing prison deaths
2. Web site: Comparison of daily averages* over a 10 year period (1997-2006) by institution and sex . Department Of Correctional Services . 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173141/http://www.dcsj.net/p/stats2006custodial.xls . 2016-03-03 .
3. Web site: Visit to the Independent Council for Human Rights, Jamaica October 2003 - March 2004. Karen . Alderman. BPP Law School (LPC), Centre for Capital Punishment Studies, University of Westminster. 2004.