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UK to build prison in Jamaica for foreign criminals
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/uk-to-build-prison-in-jamaica-for-foreign-criminals-a6672981.html
Britain intends to spend £25million in an effort to reduce the 600-odd Jamaican nationals behind bars
UK to build prison in Jamaica for foreign criminals
Joe Churcher
Wednesday 30 September 2015 07:40 BS
Britain will spend £25 million on a new prison in Jamaica so hundreds of foreign criminals can be sent home to the Caribbean rather than serve their sentences in the UK.
The foreign aid-funded project has been agreed to break the deadlock in lengthy negotiations over a compulsory prisoner transfer deal between the two countries.
More than 600 Jamaican nationals are behind bars in Britain - the third most from any country - but cannot be repatriated because of fears that poor jail conditions on the island would allow a successful challenge under human rights law.
David Cameron announced the deal - which officials say could save taxpayers £10 million a year when transfers begin in 2020 - as he arrived in the Commonwealth country for a short visit.