
Florida correctional facilities are divided into major institutions, work camps, work release centers and road prisons. The classification of inmates into these different facilities takes into account the seriousness of their offenses, length of sentence, time remaining to serve, prior criminal record, escape history, prison adjustment, and other factors. The most serious offenders with the longest sentences and those least likely to adjust to institutional life are placed in more secure facilities.
| SUMMARY | |||||
| Facility Summary | Total | Male | Female | Population on June 30, 2005 | Percentage of Population |
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| Correctional Institutions* ** | 59 | 53 | 6 | 71,702 | 84.5% |
| Work Camps, Stand Alone Work/Forestry Camps | 37 | 35 | 2 | 10,031 | 11.8% |
| Treatment Centers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0.1% |
| Work Release Centers | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2,630 | 3.1% |
| Road Prisons | 5 | 5 | 0 | 412 | 0.5% |
| Total Facilities | 128 | 113 | 15 | 84,859 | 100.0% |
| Contract Jail Beds | 42 | 0.0% | |||
| Population Total | 84,901 | 100.00% | |||
* Institutions with separate units and hospitals are counted as one institution. These institutions are Apalachee East and West units; CFRC Main, East and South units; Gulf CI Main and Annex units; Hamilton CI Main and Annex units; Liberty CI and Quincy Annex; Lowell CI, Lowell Annex and Boot Camp units; New River CI East and West units; RMC Main and West units; South Florida Reception Center (SFRC) and SFRC South; Sumter CI and Boot Camp units; and Taylor CI Main and Annex units. The total includes five private correctional facilities.
**Franklin CI began receiving inmates July 12, 2005.
Correctional Institutions are prisons with fences, razor wire or ribbon, electronic detection systems, perimeter towers with armed correctional officers and/or officers in roving perimeter vehicles. Contrary to popular belief, most of these inmates do not reside in cells, but in open bay dormitories with bunk beds. Some exceptions include those confined for disciplinary or security reasons, and those on death row. These facilities are divided into seven levels of security ranging from minimum custody facilities to maximum custody facilities. About 84.5 percent of the Florida prison population is housed in a major institution.
| Correctional Institutions (CI's) | |||||||
| Year Open | Facility Code | Facility | Gender | Population Type | Security Level | County | Population on June 30, 2005 |
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| 1959 | 101 | Apalachee CI - West Unit | M | A | 4 | Jackson | 888 |
| 1949 | 102 | Apalachee CI - East Unit | M | A | 4 | Jackson | 1,258 |
| 1991 | 103 | Jefferson CI | M | A | 4 | Jefferson | 1,147 |
| 1991 | 104 | Jackson CI | M | A | 5 | Jackson | 1,292 |
| 1988 | 105 | Calhoun CI | M | A | 4 | Calhoun | 1,105 |
| 1991 | 106 | Century CI | M | A | 5 | Escambia | 1,278 |
| 1988 | 107 | Holmes CI | M | A | 4 | Holmes | 1,066 |
| 1991 | 108 | Walton CI | M | A | 4 | Walton | 1,114 |
| 1992 | 109 | Gulf CI | M | A | 5 | Gulf | 1,485 |
| 1995 | 110 | Washington CI | M | A | 5 | Washington | 1,230 |
| 1995 | 111 | Gadsden CI (Private) Corrections Corp. of Amer. | F | A | {3} | Gadsden | 1,042 |
| 1995 | 112 | Bay CF (Private) Corrections Corp. of Amer. | M | A | {3} | Bay | 750 |
| 2005 | 113 | Franklin CI** | M | A | 5 | Franklin | 0 |
| 1983 | 115 | Okaloosa CI | M | A | 5 | Okaloosa | 829 |
| 1997 | 118 | Wakulla CI | M | A | 5 | Wakulla | 1,290 |
| 1996 | 119 | Santa Rosa CI | M | A | 6 | Santa Rosa | 1,151 |
| 1988 | 120 | Liberty CI | M | A | 4 | Liberty | 1,259 |
| 1973 | 139 | Quincy Annex (supervised by Liberty CI) | M | A | 4 | Gadsden | 401 |
| 1999 | 150 | Gulf CI-Annex | M | A | 5 | Gulf | 1,397 |
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| 1992 | 201 | Columbia CI | M | A | 5 | Columbia | 1,317 |
| 1972 | 205 | Florida State Prison - Main Unit | M | A | 7 | Bradford | 1,394 |
| 1982 | 206 | New River CI - West | M | A | 4 | Bradford | 774 |
| 1990 | 208 | Reception & Medical Center - West Unit* | M | RC | 4 | Union | 1,145 |
| 1968 | 209 | Reception & Medical Center - Main Unit | M | RC | 6 | Union | 1,573 |
| 1982 | 210 | New River CI - East | M | A | 4 | Bradford | 1,007 |
| 1973 | 211 | Cross City CI | M | A | 5 | Dixie | 1,013 |
| 1984 | 212 | Mayo CI | M | A | 5 | Lafayette | 1,452 |
| 1913 | 213 | Union CI | M | A | 7 | Union | 2,091 |
| 1987 | 215 | Hamilton CI | M | A | 5 | Hamilton | 1,132 |
| 1989 | 216 | Madison CI | M | A | 4 | Madison | 1,183 |
| 1995 | 218 | Taylor CI | M | A | 5 | Taylor | 1,164 |
| 1997 | 219 | Lake City CF (Private) Corrections Corp. of America | M | YO | {4} | Columbia | 890 |
| 2002 | 224 | Taylor CI - Annex | M | YO | 5 | Taylor | 207 |
| 1995 | 250 | Hamilton CI-Annex | M | A | 5 | Hamilton | 1,319 |
| 2004 | 251 | Columbia - Annex | M | A | 5 | Columbia | 450 |
| 1977 | 255 | Lawtey CI | M | A | 3 | Bradford | 716 |
| 1991 | 277 | Gainesville CI | M | A | 2 | Alachua | 359 |
| 1978 | 279 | Baker CI | M | A | 5 | Baker | 1,151 |
| 1979 | 281 | Lancaster CI | M | YO | 3 | Gilchrist | 542 |
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| 1984 | 214 | Putnam CI | M | A | 4 | Putnam | 450 |
| 1981 | 282 | Tomoka CI | M | A | 5 | Volusia | 1,266 |
| 1959 | 304 | Marion CI | M | A | 4 | Marion | 1,243 |
| 1965 | 307 | Sumter CI | M | A | 5 | Sumter | 1,478 |
| 1987 | 308 | Sumter BTU (Boot Camp) | M | YO | 2 | Sumter | 71 |
| 1978 | 310 | Brevard CI | M | YO | 4 | Brevard | 861 |
| 1973 | 312 | Lake CI | M | A | 5 | Lake | 1,089 |
| 1956 | 314 | Lowell CI | F | RC | 4 | Marion | 792 |
| 1988 | 320 | Central Florida Reception Ctr-Main Unit | M | RC | 6 | Orange | 1,342 |
| 1991 | 321 | Central Florida Reception Ctr-East Unit | M | RC | 4 | Orange | 615 |
| 1992 | 323 | Central Florida Reception Ctr-So. Unit | M | A | 5 | Orange | 94 |
| 1992 | 336 | Hernando CI | F | YO | 2 | Hernando | 415 |
| 1997 | 366 | Lowell CI - Women's Boot Camp | F | YO | 2 | Marion | 4 |
| 2002 | 367 | Lowell Annex | F | A | 5 | Marion | 864 |
| 1957 | 503 | Avon Park CI | M | A | 4 | Polk | 945 |
| 1976 | 529 | Hillsborough CI | F | A | 4 | Hillsborough | 288 |
| 1977 | 573 | Zephyrhills CI | M | A | 5 | Pasco | 707 |
| 1978 | 580 | Polk CI | M | A | 5 | Polk | 1,199 |
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| 1995 | 401 | Everglades CI | M | A | 5 | Miami-Dade | 1,615 |
| 1985 | 402 | South Florida Reception Ctr- Main Unit | M | RC | 6 | Miami-Dade | 1,024 |
| 2002 | 403 | South Florida Reception Ctr- South Unit | M | A | 4 | Miami-Dade | 563 |
| 1995 | 404 | Okeechobee CI | M | A | 6 | Okeechobee | 1,612 |
| 1997 | 405 | South Bay CF (Private) The GEO Group, Inc. | M | A | {5} | Palm Beach | 1,855 |
| 1932 | 406 | Glades CI | M | A | 5 | Palm Beach | 1,022 |
| 1976 | 418 | Indian River CI | M | YO | 4 | Indian River | 404 |
| 1976 | 419 | Homestead CI | F | A | 4 | Miami-Dade | 661 |
| 1985 | 430 | Martin CI | M | A | 6 | Martin | 931 |
| 1996 | 463 | Dade CI | M | A | 5 | Miami-Dade | 1,456 |
| 1977 | 475 | Broward CI | F | RC | 7 | Broward | 740 |
| 1991 | 501 | Hardee CI | M | A | 6 | Hardee | 1,456 |
| 1969 | 564 | DeSoto CI - Annex | M | A | 5 | DeSoto | 1,399 |
| 1989 | 510 | Charlotte CI | M | A | 6 | Charlotte | 1,051 |
| 1995 | 511 | Moore Haven CF (Private) The GEO Group,Inc. | M | A | {3} | Glades | 746 |
| 1979 | 576 | Hendry CI | M | A | 5 | Hendry | 645 |
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Work/Forestry Camps are minimum to medium custody facilities surrounded by fences and razor ribbon. Inmates are usually transferred to a work camp after completing part of their sentences at a correctional institution and demonstrating satisfactory adjustment. Most of these work camps are located next to correctional institutions so that they can share facilities like laundry and health services. The inmates housed at these facilities may be assigned to community and public work squads. Their jobs include cleaning up roadways and rights-of-way, performing grounds and building maintenance, painting, building construction projects, moving state offices and cleaning up forests. About 11.8% percent of the prison population resides in work camps.
| Work Camps, Forestry Camps and Drug Treatment Centers | |||||||
| Year Open | Facility Code | Facility | Gender | Population Type | Security Level | County | Population on June 30, 2004 |
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REGION 1 |
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| 1974 | 114 | River Junction Work Camp (Apalachee CI) | M | A | 3 | Gadsden | 350 |
| 1994 | 121 | Liberty Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Liberty | 280 |
| 1959 | 136 | Caryville Work Camp (Washington CI) | M | A | 2 | Washington | 110 |
| 1989 | 160 | Graceville Work Camp (Jackson CI) | M | A | 2 | Jackson | 277 |
| 1989 | 161 | Okaloosa Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Okaloosa | 269 |
| 1994 | 162 | Holmes Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Holmes | 279 |
| 1994 | 165 | Calhoun Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Calhoun | 282 |
| 1994 | 166 | Jackson Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Jackson | 282 |
| 1994 | 167 | Century Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Escambia | 279 |
| 1988 | 170 | Gulf Forestry Camp (Gulf CI) | M | A | 3 | Gulf | 285 |
| 1989 | 171 | Franklin Work Camp (Gulf CI) | M | A | 3 | Franklin | 275 |
| 1995 | 172 | Walton Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Walton | 285 |
| 2002 | 173 | Wakulla Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Wakulla | 266 |
| 1976 | 177 | Berrydale Forestry Camp (Century CI) | M | A | 2 | Santa Rosa | 139 |
REGION 2 |
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| 1994 | 204 | New River "O" Unit | M | A | 2 | Bradford | 448 |
| 1951 | 240 | Gainesville Work Camp (Gainesville CI) | M | A | 2 | Alachua | 259 |
| 1990 | 261 | Baker Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Baker | 281 |
| 1989 | 262 | Cross City Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Dixie | 262 |
| 1990 | 263 | Hamilton Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Hamilton | 268 |
| 1994 | 264 | Columbia Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Columbia | 284 |
| 1995 | 265 | Mayo Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Lafayette | 280 |
| 1989 | 280 | Lancaster Work Camp | M | YO | 3 | Gilchrist | 276 |
| 1988 | 289 | Madison Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Madison | 271 |
REGION 3 |
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| 1987 | 284 | Tomoka Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Volusia | 291 |
| 1988 | 287 | Levy Forestry Camp (Lowell CI) | F | A | 3 | Levy | 252 |
| 2004 | 315 | Forest Hills Work Camp (Lowell CI) | F | YO | 3 | Marion | 153 |
| 1989 | 363 | Brevard Work Camp | M | YO | 3 | Brevard | 266 |
| 1989 | 364 | Marion Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Marion | 278 |
| 1987 | 365 | Sumter Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Sumter | 286 |
| 1993 | 504 | Avon Park Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Polk | 428 |
| 1987 | 562 | Polk Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Polk | 272 |
REGION 4 |
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| 1983 | 420 | Martin Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Martin | 262 |
| 1990 | 462 | Glades Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Palm Beach | 287 |
| 1981 | 544 | Ft. Myers Work Camp (Hendry CI) | M | A | 2 | Lee | 117 |
| 1990 | 560 | DeSoto Work Camp | M | A | 3 | DeSoto | 288 |
| 1986 | 561 | Hendry Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Hendry | 278 |
| 1995 | 563 | Hardee Work Camp | M | A | 3 | Hardee | 286 |
| Work/Forestry Camps that are not adjacent to a major institution are listed with a ( ) indicating the facility to which they are assigned. | |||||||
| Stand Alone Work / Forestry Camps and Treatment Centers | |||||||
| Year Open | Facility Code | Facility | Gender | Population Type | Security Level | County | Population on June 30, 2005 |
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REGION 3 |
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1991 |
285 |
Reality House(contract treatment center) |
M |
A |
1 |
Volusia |
84 |
Work Release Centers (WRC) house two categories of minimum custody inmates: those who are participating in community work release and work at paid employment in the community; and those who are participating in a center work assignment and work in a support capacity for the center. They must be within two or three years of their release date, depending on their job assignment. No sex offenders may participate in work release or center work assignments. Those working at the WRC perform such tasks as providing transportation, working in food service and maintenance of the center. There are no perimeter fences and they must remain at the WRC when they are not working or attending programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. Inmates participating in work release must save part of their earnings for when they are released and pay toward victim restitution, as well as room and board. Approximately 4,700 inmates participate in Florida’s 26 work release programs annually, with about 2,600 or 3.0 percent of the prison population enrolled at any given time. Work release centers are supervised by the Department’s Office of Institutions.
| Work Release Centers | |||||||
| Year Open | Facility Code | Facility | Gender | Population Type | Security Level | County | Population on June 30, 2005 |
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REGION 1 |
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| 1972 | 163 | Panama City WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Bay | 67 |
| 1973 | 164 | Pensacola WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Escambia | 84 |
| 1973 | 168 | Tallahassee WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Leon | 121 |
| 1999 | 187 | SHISA House West (contract) | F | A/YO | 1 | Leon | 30 |
REGION 2 |
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| 1985 | 243 | Dinsmore WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Duval | 143 |
| 1972 | 249 | Lake City WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Columbia | 108 |
| 1972 | 266 | Santa Fe WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Alachua | 119 |
| 1998 | 278 | SHISA House East (contract) | F | A/YO | 1 | Duval | 27 |
REGION 3 |
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| 1974 | 242 | Daytona WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Volusia | 81 |
| 1972 | 341 | Cocoa WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Brevard | 81 |
| 2005 | 345 | Suncoast WRC (contract) | F | A/YO | 1 | Pinellas | 103 |
| 2005 | 355 | Reentry Ctr of Ocala (contract) | M | A/YO | 1 | Marion | 98 |
| 1973 | 361 | Orlando WRC | F | A/YO | 1 | Orange | 83 |
| 1975 | 374 | Kissimmee WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Osceola | 112 |
| 1972 | 540 | Bartow WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Polk | 75 |
| 1973 | 554 | Pinellas WRC | F | A/YO | 1 | Pinellas | 45 |
| 1976 | 572 | Tarpon Springs WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Pinellas | 82 |
| 1986 | 583 | St. Petersburg WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Pinellas | 146 |
REGION 4 |
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| 2005 | 411 | Pompano Transit Ctr. (contract) | M | A/YO | 1 | Broward | 203 |
| 1973 | 444 | Ft. Pierce WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | St. Lucie | 80 |
| 1974 | 446 | Hollywood WRC | F | A/YO | 1 | Broward | 118 |
| 1971 | 452 | Atlantic WRC | F | A/YO | 1 | Palm Beach | 45 |
| 1975 | 457 | Miami North WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Miami-Dade | 179 |
| 2005 | 467 | Bridges of Pompano (contract) | M | A/YO | 1 | Broward | 106 |
| 1989 | 469 | West Palm Beach WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Palm Beach | 148 |
| 1985 | 473 | Opa Locka WRC | M | A/YO | 1 | Miami-Dade | 146 |
Road Prisons house minimum and medium custody inmates and have perimeter fences. Most of these inmates work on community work squads and the highways doing road work. Their jobs also include support services to state agencies such as collecting recycling materials and moving furniture. Less than one percent of the prison population is housed in road prisons.
| Road Prisons | |||||||
| Year Open | Facility Code | Facility | Gender | Population Type | Security Level | County | Population on June 30, 2004 |
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REGION 1 |
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1940 |
134 |
Tallahassee Road Prison | M |
A |
2 |
Leon |
95 |
REGION 3 |
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1993 |
552 |
Largo Road Prison | M |
A |
2 |
Pinellas |
65 |
REGION 4 |
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1951 |
426 |
Big Pine Key Road Prison | M |
A |
2 |
Monroe |
64 |
1951 |
431 |
Loxahatchee Road Prison | M |
A |
2 |
Palm Beach |
92 |
1964 |
525 |
Arcadia Road Prison | M |
A |
2 |
DeSoto |
96 |
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Arcadia Road Prison Florida Department of Corrections has five Road Prisons among its 128 facilities statewide, including Arcadia Road Prison in DeSoto County. Arcadia Road Prison was built in 1964 and houses approximately 100 inmates. |
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