Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre
Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women. It was built to accommodate 250 female inmates but has held over 280 on occasions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tinson Pen Aerodrome.
Tinson Pen Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston, Jamaica is the largest of Jamaica's three domestic airports. It is located on Marcus Garvey Drive, a major highway that links Kingston to the nearby residential community of Portmore. Tinson Pen Aerodrome is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.
Portmore
Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 3½ km south of Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.
Tivoli Gardens
Neighborhood
Tivoli Gardens is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty. Tivoli Gardens is situated 5 km east of Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.
Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre
- Type: Prison
- Address: Fort Augusta Dr, Portmore
- Category: government building
- Location: Edgewater, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.96653° or 17° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
-76.84797° or 76° 50′ 53″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
7795X582+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 74944422OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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