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New prefabricated buildings to replace the George Town and West Bay police jails are set to be operational in November, government officials said Thursday during a groundbreaking ceremony near Fairbanks women’s prison. The penal-grade modular buildings will be used as short-term holding facilities for prisoners in police custody, who under the Cayman Islands Bill of Rights “have the right to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.”As evidenced by a United Kingdom prison inspectors’ report released in February, the jails in the George Town and West Bay police stations fall far below the constitutional standard. Police and civil servants have long lobbied for improved short-term holding facilities.