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The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica ( DCSJ) is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, [1] headquartered in Kingston. [2] The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica. The current [when?]
New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre (NBSACC) - For elderly men. Richmond Farm adult Correctional Centre (RFACC) St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre (ST.CACC) - Reception centre. Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre (TFACC) Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (TSACC) - Reception centre. Centres for women: [2] Fort Augusta Adult ...
Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre. / 17.9668337; -76.7808509. Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre is a prison in Jamaica. It was formerly the General Penitentiary, and was built to accommodate 650 male inmates [2] but has held over 1700 on occasions. [3] Construction of the current building began in 1845, shortly after the end of slavery.
Fort Augusta Prison. / 17.96662; -76.84795. Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women. [1] It was built to accommodate 250 female inmates [2] but has held over 280 on occasions. [2] [3] It has been known to run short of food. [4] It is operated by the Department of Correctional ...
Operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security. South Camp Prison, also known as the Gun Court prison, opened in 1974 as a combined court and prison to combat the increase in violent crimes involving firearms. A single resident magistrate can issue prison sentences to those convicted of illegal ...
Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCS) A department under the Ministry of National Security which oversees the correctional centres and performs vital functions such as overseeing the probation, parole and hostel services and ensuring the provision of rehabilitation programmes for inmates
Richmond Farm Correctional Centre. / 18.2330606; -76.8866372. Richmond Farm Prison is a prison in Jamaica that houses up to 235 first offenders serving long-term sentences. [1] It once incorporated a large banana farm, which was later destroyed. As of 2006, an attempt was under way to regenerate the farm with crops including bananas, corn ...
Horizon Adult Remand Centre opened in 2002 with a capacity of 1026. [1] It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security. The prison was featured in Vybz Kartel 's music video for the song Conjugal Visit featuring Spice. This is possibly an allusion to his sentencing April 2014.