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HMP Dodds Prison

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Background

Dodds Prison, previously called Her Majesty's Prison Dodds until the dissolution of the Barbadian Crown, is a prison in Barbados at Dodds, St. Philip. It was built as a replacement for HM Glendairy Prison, which has been permanently decommissioned. In 2015 it was reported that the prison's medical unit did not have its own ambulance or full-time medical staff.

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Operator

Government of Barbados

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Mixed/unknown

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Death-row facility

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Contact & address

Highway 4B

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