Print version| Country | JAMAICA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of National Security and Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Correctional Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | PO Box 486, 5-7 King Street, Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 876 750 3658 fax: +1 876 967 2638 (or 2268) Web: www.dcsj.net |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Lt. Col.) Sean Prendergast
Commissioner of Correctional Services |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,500
at December 2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
163
based on an estimated national population of December 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
11.4%
(2009) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.2%
(2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
6.0%
(2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(1.10.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
12
(2011 - 8 prisons for adults, 4 for juveniles) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,247
(1.10.2007) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
110.9%
(1.10.2007) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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