__NOTOC__ St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmatesMakeshift weapons increasing prison deaths , 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

List of prisons in Jamaica Capital punishment in Jamaica

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