Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention

Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention is the only prison on the Caribbean island of . Since the construction of the prison in 1960 the prison has also been known as the Koraal Specht-prison, after the name of the neighbourhood it is located in.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Police station
  • Description: prison on Curaçao
  • Also known as: “Bon Futuro”, “Bon Futuro Gevangenis”, “Koraal Specht”, “Koraal Specht prison”, and “Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou”
  • Address: Kaya Shers 182, Willemstad

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Curaçao Sea Aquarium and Landhuis Chobolobo.

Public aquarium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a public aquarium, which is situated 1 km southwest of Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention.

Manor estate
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention.

Manor estate
Photo: Kattiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a plantation house, art gallery and museum in , . The house was built in 1735 as Landhuis Nooitgedacht. During the 20th century, the house was owned by sculptor and writer May Henriquez and became a meeting place for the art scene of Curaçao. is situated 3 km north of Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koraal Specht and Saliña.

Suburb
Photo: Robosk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Neighborhood
is a residential area in southeast located in the eastern part of the capital, . The word in Papiamentu means salt lake.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood of , . It is located about one kilometre south-east of the centre of Willemstad, and has the highest population density of the island.

Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention

Latitude
12.09218° or 12° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
-68.8915° or 68° 53′ 29″ west
Open location code
774H34R5+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2718898183
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­police
Wiki­data ID
Q14331108
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Curaçao Centre for Correction and Detention” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Centrum voor Detentie en Correctie Curacao”
  • Dutch: “Centrum voor Detentie en Correctie Curaçao”
  • Dutch: “Koraal Specht-gevangenis”
  • Dutch: “Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز كوراساو للاصلاح و الاحتجاز”
  • Papiamento: “Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Kòrsou”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Detencion y Correcional Curazao”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Detención y Correcional Curazao”

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