200-year-old PoS Prison to be closed down

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September 5, 2025

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200-year-old PoS Prison to be closed down

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Akash Samaroo

Lead Editor Politics

After standing for more than two centuries, the historic Port-of-Spain Prison will soon be decommissioned and the inmates there will be temporarily relocated to the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca.

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