List Of Florida State Prisons - Florida Correctional Institute

The Florida Department of Corrections is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I is the panhandle area, Region II is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III consist of central Florida and Region IV [2] which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.

There are several types of facilities in Florida, ranging from community work release centers to maximum security institutions.

The State of Florida operates almost all of its major institutions and most of its lesser facilities. Privately operated prisons in Florida are called "Correctional Facilities" (for example, Lake City Correctional Facility) while state operated facilities are called "Correctional Institutions" (i.e. Union Correctional Institution). Florida State Prison is the only facility in the state officially titled a "Prison".

Facilities

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This is a list of major institutions and attached minor units in Florida as of August 2016, including all private prisons with state contracts. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Florida.

Private

• Bay Correctional Facility (operated by GEO Group)
• Blackwater River Correctional Facility (GEO Group)
• Gadsden Correctional Facility (Management and Training Corporation; women's facility)
• Graceville Correctional Facility (GEO Group)
• Lake City Correctional Facility (Corrections Corporation of America)
• Moore Haven Correctional Facility (GEO Group)
• South Bay Correctional Facility (GEO Group)

Closed

• Demilly Correctional Institution
• Broward Correctional Institution
• Hillsborough Correctional Institution
• Gainesville Correctional Institution
• Glades Correctional Institution (closed 2011)
• Hendry County Correctional Institution
• Indian River Correctional Institution
• Mayo Correctional Institution (closed 2012)
• New River Correctional Institution

Footnotes

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