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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, [2] near Miami. [3] Originally planned as a mental health facility, it was converted to a major Correctional institution in 1995. [citation needed]
The Baker Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Sanderson, Baker County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [ 1 ] Since November 2009, Baker's mission is to "prepare inmates for work release and aid in a successful re-entry into society."
Former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, an avid supporter of prison privatization, received more than $15,000 from company executives during state and federal races. The company has given more in Florida over the past 15 years than the combined donations of Office Depot and Darden Restaurants, Inc., two of the state's largest Fortune ...
The Reception and Medical Center (RMC) is a state prison and hospital for men located in unincorporated Union County, Florida, [1] with a Lake Butler postal address. The facility was founded in 1968 as an intake and processing point for all male state prisoners and a secure medical facility.
The South Bay Correctional Facility is a private state prison for men located in South Bay, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is operated by GEO Group under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections. [1] This facility was opened in 1997 and has a maximum capacity of 1948 prisoners. [2]
The Gulf Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [2] With a mix of security levels including minimum, medium, and close, this facility was opened in 1992 and has a maximum capacity of 1568 prisoners. The Gulf Annex opened in May ...
Youth Services International confronted a potentially expensive situation. It was early 2004, only three months into the private prison company’s $9.5 million contract to run Thompson Academy, a juvenile prison in Florida, and already the facility had become a scene of documented violence and neglect.