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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 possession of firearms or ammunition. [1]
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.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Jamaica. There are currently 27 embassies/high commissions posted in Kingston . Embassies/High Commissions in Kingston
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. Previously, the Kingston House of Correction stood on the same site.
Head office of the Correctional Service of Canada in Ottawa. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; French: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more. [3]
Stony Hill is a residential neighbourhood in St. Andrew Parish, Surrey County, on the northern outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. As of 2009 it had a population of 8,388. [1] In 2015 it was reported to have grown to 9,983 people. [2] The St. Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre of the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is located in Stony Hill. [3]
Unlike drug treatment facilities, sobering centers are not intended to provide long-term substance use treatment. Rather sobering centers operate as an alternative to the jail or emergency department in the intoxication phase, with a stay less than a few hours as compared to the more traditional 14-90 day drug treatment programs. However ...
Treatment centres are specialized facilities treating offenders for sexual misconduct, substance abuse, anger management, and other issues. [ 1 ] Youth correctional facilities in Ontario are also called "secure custody facilities" and hold young people who were between 12 and 17 years of age at the time of offence.