Homestead
Correctional
Institution
County: Dade
Offender Search for this Facility:
Queries may take a long time for facilities with large populations.
Directions:
Take Turnpike to last exit south (to Florida City); turn right at first light (W. Palm Drive), go straight for two miles to 4-way stop (Tower Road). Turn left on Tower Road and drive for 1½ miles to the next 4-way stop (SW 376th Street). When you pass that stop sign, you will see the institution on left side of the road. Make a left at 377th Street onto institutional grounds.
Please Note: GPS systems and mapping sites such as Mapquest, Bing Maps, or Google Maps often provide incorrect directions to our prison facilities using the physical address. Please use the above directions when traveling to this prison or click the map to the right of this page.
Historical Information:
This facility was established in 1976, originally to house minimum and medium custody adult male inmates. In September 1999, it was converted to a female facility to house minimum, medium, and close custody.
Total Staff (on 7/11): 184
Facility Profile Information:
See the general information section for help with terms on this page and other frequently asked questions.
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Type of Housing Units:
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Open Bay Housing Units
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2 |
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Cell Housing Units
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0 |
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Room Housing Units
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6 |
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Maximum Capacity
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668 |
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Other Information:
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Population Gender
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Female |
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Adult or Youthful
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Adult |
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Facility Level
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4 |
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Self Contained Housing Units
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No |
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Designated Confinement Space
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Yes |
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Custody Grades
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Close, Medium, Minimum, Community |
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Medical Grades
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1 through 4 |
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Psychological Grades
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1 through 3 |
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Wheelchair Capabilities
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Yes |
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Hearing Impaired Capabilities
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Yes |
Academic Programs:
- Adult Basic Education
- General Educational Development (GED)
- Volunteer Literacy Program
Vocational Programs:
- Automotive/Autotronics Service Technology
- PC Support Services
Substance Abuse Programs:
Chaplaincy Services:
- Chapel Library Program
- Kairos Week-ends
- Religious Education
- T.D. Jakes Satellite Location
- Worship Services
Institutional Betterment Programs:
- 100-hour Transition Program
- Aerobics
- AM/PM Walking
- Anger Management
- Art Class
- Band Program
- Creative Writing
- Dancing Inside/Out
- Family Development I & II
- Four Softball Teams
- Glee Club
- Golden Girls Club
- Law Library Program
- Library Program
- Life Skills
- Parenting
- Pre-Release Counseling
- Spanish Class
- Active and Passive Sports
- Volunteer Program
- Wellness Education
- Women Helping Women
- Yoga
P.R.I.D.E. Assignments:
Community Work Squads:
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Dept. of Transportation
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No |
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Public Work Squads
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No |
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Interagency Community Service Work Squads
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No
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Contracted Work Squads
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No |