Correction centres in Jordan
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There are eleven correction and rehabilitation centers in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan:
- Qafqafa
- Berien
- al Balqa
- Jwaida - men
- Jwaidah - women
- al Mwaggar 1
- al Mwaggar 2
- Swaqa
- al Karak
- Ma'an
- al Aqaba
Qafqafa, al Mwaggar 1, and Swaqa incarcerate only convicts and the rest house detainees and convicts in separate housing areas.
Swaqa correction center is the largest of all these centers with a capacity of 2200 inmates. It provides vocational and cultural rehabilitation programs. Qafqfa correction center also provides these programs.