Bordelais Correctional Facility

Bordelais Correctional Facility
Location Dennery, Saint Lucia
Coordinates 13°53′43″N 60°53′40″W / 13.8953°N 60.8945°W / 13.8953; -60.8945Coordinates: 13°53′43″N 60°53′40″W / 13.8953°N 60.8945°W / 13.8953; -60.8945
Status Operational
Capacity 500
Opened 2003
Managed by Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security[1]
Director Hilary Herman[1]

The Bordelais Correctional Facility is the only prison in Saint Lucia. It is located near the town of Dennery.[1][2] Built in 2003, it has a capacity of 500 inmates.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "International Centre for Prison Studies". Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. Newman, Graeme R.; Mahesh Nalla; Janet P. Stamatel; Hung-En Sung; Doris C. J. Chu (2010). Crime and Punishment Around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 300. ISBN 978-0313351334.
  3. "Prison break inquiry". BBC. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. Bergner, Jeffrey T. ed. (2008). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008: Vols. I and II: Joint Committee Print, U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate. Diane Publishing. p. 2873. ISBN 978-1437905229.


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