St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre

Saint Catherine Prison

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
Location	Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica
Coordinates	17.9930°N 76.9508°W / 17.9930; -76.9508
Status	Operational
Security class	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: [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

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.