Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre
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Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 40 girls. It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services
for the Ministry of National Security
.
On 22 May 2009 a fire went through the facility, killing 5 girls and injuring 13 girls. The 45 surviving prisoners, who were aged 13 to 16, were temporarily placed in the Stony Hill Heart Academy in St. Andrew Parish and the Horizon Remand Centre in west Kingston
. Prime Minister of Jamaica
Bruce Golding
ordered the closure of the burned Armadale facility. The replacement facility is located in Diamond Crest Villa near Alligator Pond
in Manchester Parish.
Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica
The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, headquartered in Kingston...
for the Ministry of National Security
Ministry of National Security (Jamaica)
The Ministry of National Security is a law enforcement agency of Jamaica. It has its headquarters in the North Tower of the NCB Towers in Kingston. As of 2010 Sen. the Hon. Dwight Nelson is the security minister....
.
On 22 May 2009 a fire went through the facility, killing 5 girls and injuring 13 girls. The 45 surviving prisoners, who were aged 13 to 16, were temporarily placed in the Stony Hill Heart Academy in St. Andrew Parish and the Horizon Remand Centre in west Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. Prime Minister of Jamaica
Prime Minister of Jamaica
The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011...
Bruce Golding
Bruce Golding
Orette Bruce Golding MP served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party.-Biography:...
ordered the closure of the burned Armadale facility. The replacement facility is located in Diamond Crest Villa near Alligator Pond
Alligator Pond
Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Saint Elizabeth.Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's...
in Manchester Parish.
External links
- Aerial view.
- Photos: http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/20525/26/
- "Armadale fire probe runs into roadblock." The GleanerThe GleanerThe Gleaner may mean:*The Gleaner Company in Jamaica, publishers of the newspapers Daily Gleaner and Sunday Gleaner.*The Daily Gleaner, newspaper published in the Canadian province of New Brunswick....
. Thursday 28 May 2009.