Arouca

Golden Grove Maximum Security Prison

Trinidad and Tobago

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2009

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Services

Management: Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Services (Governmental)

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
73

13 November 2009

No Data
No Data
Trinidad and Tobago

3,328

Refugees

20,806

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Golden Grove Maximum Security Prison
Location

Country: Trinidad and Tobago

City & Region: Arouca, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 10.624341, -61.337352

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2015
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Prison
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Services
Governmental
2009
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Services
Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Services
Prison
2015
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
Unknown
2009

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2009

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
73
13 November 2009

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level High security

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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