Stock Farm Prison

{{short description|Prison in Roseau, Dominica}} '''Stock Farm Prison''' is the national prison of the Caribbean island of Dominica. It lies in the northern part of the city of Roseau, in the Stock Farm neighborhood, just to the northwest of Dominica State College. As of 2010 it had a prison population of 289, up from 229 in 1992, which, given its size, is severely overcrowded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_country.php?country=62|title=Dominica|publisher=International Centre for Prison Studies|accessdate=25 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322112115/http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_country.php?country=62|archivedate=22 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Office2004">{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office|title=Human rights: annual report 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHnLuiW4ylkC&pg=PT177|accessdate=25 June 2011|year=2004|publisher=The Stationery Office|isbn=978-0-903359-91-7|page=177}}</ref> As of 2010 it was directed by Denis A. Blanc, under the Dominica Prison Service.{{update needed|date=August 2019}} A Department for International Development small grants scheme has enabled the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to launch a training programme in the prison for the convicts such as bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing to enhance their job prospects after being released.<ref name="Office2004"/>

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