Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre

Tower Street Prison
(formerly The General Penitentiary)
	Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre
Location	Tower Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Coordinates	17°58′01″N 76°46′51″W / 17.9668337°N 76.7808509°W
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum security
Capacity	650
Population	2000
Managed by	Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security
Director	Kevin Wallen

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. The new penitentiary was designed according to the 'separate system' in which prisoners are held in isolation, although in practice sharing of the small cells has been common.^[4]

It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.

References

^ "Archive for the 'Tower Street' Category". Prison Diaries. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ Makeshift weapons increasing prison deaths Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tyrone Reid, Jamaica Gleaner, 2004-02-08.
^ Comparison of daily averages* over a 10 year period (1997-2006) by institution and sex Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Department Of Correctional Services, 2007.
^ Paton, Diana (8 October 2004). No Bond but the Law: Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State Formation, 1780–1870. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822386143.

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Aerial view.
Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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[1] "Archive for the 'Tower Street' Category". Prison Diaries. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[MWIPD-2] Makeshift weapons increasing prison deaths Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tyrone Reid, Jamaica Gleaner, 2004-02-08.

[10YearStats-3] Comparison of daily averages* over a 10 year period (1997-2006) by institution and sex Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Department Of Correctional Services, 2007.

[4] Paton, Diana (8 October 2004). No Bond but the Law: Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State Formation, 1780–1870. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822386143.

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v t e Prisons in Jamaica - Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica
Maximum security	Fort Augusta Saint Catherine (Spanish Town Prison) South Camp (Gun Court Prison) Tower Street (The General Penitentiary)	Jamaica portal
Medium security	Richmond Farm Tamarind Farm
Open	New Broughton Sunset Correctional Centre (Old Man's Prison)
Juvenile	Armadale Hill Top Rio Cobre
Remand	Horizon Adult Remand Centre Saint Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre
Historic	Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail Saint Jago Women's Centre

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