Female Facilities

As of September 2001, the Florida Department of Corrections currently operates for female offenders

• five major institutions including a youthful offender facility
  (Gadsden Correctional Institution is contractual)
• six work release centers (two contractual)
• one forestry camp (Florida Correctional Institution)
• one boot camp (Florida Correctional Institution

Prior to April 1956, female offenders were located at Florida State Prison (known today as Union Correctional Institution, a male prison), where they were housed individually on unit wings of a cell block. In April 1956, the first female institution designed to house females was opened at Lowell Correctional Institution in Lowell.

LOCATION OF FEMALE FACILITIES IN FLORIDA

INSTITUTIONS	LOCATION	TOTAL CAPACITY	POPULATION 06/30/01
Dade CI-Women	Florida City	553	717
Hernando CI	Brooksville	459	453
Gadsden CI	Quincy	800	890
Lowell CI Main	Lowell	765	819
Jones Boot Camp	Lowell	28	22
Levy Forestry	Bronson	292	290
Broward CI	Pembroke Pines	532	746
WORK RELEASE CENTERS
Pine Hills WRC	Orlando	40	41
Atlantic WRC	West Palm Beach	40	45
Pinellas WRC	Clearwater	40	43
Shisa House West	Tallahassee	25	25
Shisa House East	Jacksonville	28	26
Hollywood Pre-Work Release Center	Ft. Lauderdale	108	113
*North Florida Reception Center	Lake Butler	N/A	1
*South Florida Reception Center	Miami	N/A	2
*Citrus County Jail		N/A	11
TOTAL			4,244
*These facilities have the capacity to handle specialized services for female offenders, i.e. mental illness

LOWELL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, WOMEN'S UNIT, a major institution, supervises the operation of Levy Forestry Camp (located 30 miles away) and a boot camp (located separately from the main unit). The Main Unit and CAMP Jones Basic Training Program are located ten miles north of Ocala on SR 25-A. The mailing address is

Lowell Correctional Institution, Women's Unit
POB 147, Lowell, Florida 32663-0147
Phone: 352-622-5151, SC 653-1420, FAX 352-622-5151

OVERVIEW OF LOWELL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION,
WOMEN'S UNIT - FY 2000-01

	LOWELL WU	LEVY FORESTRY	BOOT CAMP
Date Opened	1956	1988	1997
Population Type	Adult, Youthful, and Pregnant Females	Adult Female	Youthful Female
Population Capacity	765	292	28
Security Level	Community, Minimum, Medium, Close	Community, Minimum, Medium	Community, Minimum
Facility Type	Open Bay and Room Housing	Open Bay Housing	Room Housing
PRIDE Industries	Garment
Academic	Adult Basic Ed/GED Prep, Literacy, (Mandatory and Voluntary), Special Ed	ABE/GED, Mandatory Literacy	ABE/GED, Mandatory Literacy Special Ed
Vocational	Cosmetology, PC Support Services, Fashion Design, and Production Drafting
Substance Abuse Programs	Mod. 1, 100 slots;Alt. Mod. 1, 20 slots		Tier I 15 slots

 

BROWARD CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION opened in 1977 and was originally designed as a 300-bed male institution. Broward became a close custody facility that houses females who need closer supervision and management, including death row offenders. The institution is located 1¼ miles north of Hollywood/Pines Boulevard, which is west of Ft. Lauderdale on US 27. The mailing address is:

Broward Correctional Institution
P. O. Box 829503
South Florida, Florida 33082
Ph. (954) 252-6500, SC 430-6501, FAX (954) 680-4168

DADE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION opened in 1976 and was originally designed as a 300-bed male, minimum custody institution. Shortly after its inception, the institution was changed to handle medium and close custody offenders. In 1998, the institution became a male youthful offender facility. On October 1999, the facility was converted to a female institution, housing all levels of custody to include close management offenders.

The institution is located approximately thirty (30) miles south of Miami, in the extreme southern part of Florida adjacent to the Everglades National Park.

Dade Correctional Institution
19000 S.W.377 Street
Florida City, Florida 33-34
Ph. (305) 242-1700, SC 778-1700, FAX (305) 242-1881

 

GADSDEN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, a private facility owned by United States Corrections Corporation and converted to a female institution in 1995. The institution is located approximately 3 miles west of Quincy off Highway 90 on County Road 12.

Gadsden Correctional Institution
P. O. Box 390
Quincy, Florida 32353-0390
Ph. (850) 875-9701, FAX 850 875-9710

HERNANDO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION opened in 1952 as a road prison for males. In 1992, it expanded and became a drug treatment/work camp. On October 1, 1996, the facility became a major institution housing 459 male inmates. On August 1, 1999, the facility was converted to a youthful female institution (the first youthful female institution in the state). The institution is located on the West Coast of Florida, 10 miles south of Brooksville and 40 miles north of Tampa.

Hernando Correctional Institution
16415 Spring Hill Drive
Brooksville, Florida 34609-8167
Phone: (352) 754-6715 SunCom: 663-6715
FAX: (352) 544-2307 SunCom: 663-2307

 

OVERVIEW OF BROWARD, DADE, GADSDEN, & HERNANDO FEMALE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - FY 2000-2001

	BROWARD	DADE	GADSDEN	HERNANDO
Date Opened	1977	1999	1995	1999
Population Type	Adult Female	Adult Female	Adult Female	Youthful & Adult Female
Population Capacity	611	553	896	459
Security Level	Community, Minimum, Medium, Close, Maximum	Community, Minimum, Medium, Close	Community, Minimum, Medium	Community, Minimum, Medium
Facility Type	Open Bay, Cell, and Room Housing	Open Bay and Room Housing	Open Bay Housing	Open Bay and Room Housing
PRIDE/PIE Industries	Optical Lab		None	None
Academic	Adult Basic Ed/GED Prep,Mandatory Literacy, Special Ed	Adult Basic Ed/GED Prep, Mandatory Literacy, Special Ed	Adult Basic Ed./GED Prep, Mandatory Literacy	Adult Basic Ed/GED Prep, Mandatory Literacy, Special Ed
Vocational	PC Support Svcs., Fashion Design and Production, Commercial Arts Technology	Commercial Foods & Culinary Arts, Electronic Technology, Autotronics/Auto Tech., DCT	Carpentry, Environmental Horticulture, Nail Technology, PC Support Svcs., Environmental Svcs., Data Entry	Digital Publishing, DCT
Substance Abuse Programs	Mod. 3, 40 slots; Mod. 1, 40 slots; Co-occuring Disorders, 45 slots	Mod. 2, 45 slots	Tier I, 50 slots; Mod. 1, 50 slots; Mod. 2, 169 slots	Mod. 1, 70 slots; Mod 2, 66 slots