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St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre,
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmates
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, Tyrone Reid, ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 2004-02-08. but has held over 1300 on occasions.
It contains the only death-row on the island.
It is operated by the
Department of Correctional Services for the
Ministry of National Security
See also
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List of prisons in Jamaica
Twelve correctional institutions in Jamaica, Department Of Correctional Services, c2007. are operated by the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica, Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security (Jamaica), Ministr ...
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Capital punishment in Jamaica
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Jamaica. Currently, the only crime punishable by death is aggravated murder. The method of execution is hanging. Jamaica was originally a British colony. The last person executed in Jamaica was Nathan F ...
External links
Aerial view
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References
Prisons in Jamaica
Buildings and structures in Saint Catherine Parish
Spanish Town
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Execution sites