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The Florida Department of Corrections [1] is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I [ 2 ] is the panhandle area, Region II [ 3 ] is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III [ 4 ] consist of central Florida and Region IV [1] which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.
The Everglades Correctional Institution (also ECI) is a Level 5 security prison facility for adult males in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, in the state of Florida, [1] near Miami. [2] Originally planned as a mental health facility, it was converted to a major Correctional institution in 1995. [citation needed]
The Okeechobee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [1] Okeechobee has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders.
Florida Department of Corrections The Columbia Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Lake City , Columbia County, Florida . The facility first opened in 1992, has a mix of security levels including community, minimum, medium, and close, and has a capacity of 1427 inmates.
The prison now known as Florida State Prison opened in 1961 as the East Annex; at the time of opening it began to house the execution chamber. [15] At some point the Broward Correctional Institution housed female death row inmates. [16] Lowell Annex opened in April 2002. [17] The female death row was moved to Lowell Annex in February 2003. [18]
The Sumter Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [1] This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses both adult male and young male offenders.
The Union Correctional Institution, formerly referred to as Florida State Prison, and also commonly known as Raiford Prison is a Florida Department of Corrections state prison located in unincorporated Union County, Florida, [1] near Raiford. [2] Since it first opened in 1913, the prison has been expanded and restructured many times.
The Blackwater River Correctional Facility is a private state prison for men located in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida, which was opened in 2010 by the GEO Group under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections. [1] This facility houses about 2,000 inmates at a variety of security levels. [2]