Glendairy Prison, also called
Her Majesty's Prison, was the correctional facility located in the country of
Barbados. The prison, which housed up to 1,000 male and female inmates, was located in
Station Hill,
St. Michael.
History
The prison was built in 1855 before being destroyed in a prison uprising on 29–30 March 2005.[1][2] The replacement for Glendairy, known as
HMP Dodds was opened on 15 October 2007 at
Dodds, St. Philip.
A Commission of Inquiry has been set up to aid in an investigation of events which led to the riot and resulting fire.[3]
Proposed alternate uses for the property have included: a rehabilitation centre for ex-offenders, halfway housing for persons addicted to drugs, or housing of individuals with a known mental illness.[4]
Controversies involving the prison
Conprison art
Prison art Barbados
In popular culture
Scenes of Glendairy Prison were featured in season six of the television show Locked Up Abroad.[5] Documentaries and books have also been written by British prisoners at the new prison including Will Mellor[6] and Terence Donaldson, who wrote Hell in Barbados.
Further reading
Carrington, Sean; Fraser, Henry (2003). "Glendairy Prison". A~Z of Barbados Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean. p. 87.
ISBN0-333-92068-6.