The Florida Department of Corrections

Florida Department of Corrections

The Florida Department of Corrections, established in 1821, operates state prisons in Florida. It has its headquarters in Tallahassee.The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States...

 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 area, Region III is the central area, and Region IV is the southern area of the State.

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

The State of Florida operates almost all of its major prisons and most of its lesser facilities. Privately operated prisons in Florida are called "Correctional Facilities" (i.e. Lake City Correctional Facility) while state operated prisons are called "Correctional Institutions" or "Prisons" (i.e. Union Correctional Institution

Union Correctional Institution

Union Correctional Institution, formerly referred to as “Florida State Prison”, “Raiford Prison” and “State Prison Farm” is located in unincorporated Union County, Florida, near Raiford. Opened in 1913, the prison underwent large scale renovation and restructure in 1961 splitting into the present...

 or Florida State Prison

Florida State Prison

Florida State Prison , formerly known as the Union Correctional Institution—East Unit, is a correctional institution located in unincorporated Bradford County, Florida. It is located on Florida State Road 16 right across the border from Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though...

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This is a list of major state prisons and their attached minor institutions in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Florida.

• Apalachee (East) Correctional Institution
  • Apalachee (West) Correctional Institution
  • River Junction Work Camp—Part of Apalachee CI
• Avon Park Correctional Institution
  • Avon Park Work Camp
• Baker Correctional Institution
  • Baker Work Camp
• Bay Correctional Facility
• Blackwater River CF
• Bradenton Transition Center (Female)(Contract Facility)
• Brevard Correctional Institution - Now closed
  • Brevard Work Camp
  • Cocoa Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Brevard CI
• Bridges of Jacksonville Work Release Center (Male)(Contract Facility)
• Bridges of Pompano - Turning Point Work Release (Male)
• Broward Correctional Institution
  Broward Correctional Institution
  The Broward Correctional Institution is a correctional facility located in the former Country Estates CDP and in Southwest Ranches, Florida, operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. The Region IV Correctional Facility Office is located on the grounds of Broward Correctional Institution in...
  
  
• Central Florida Reception Center
  • Central Florida Reception Center (East)
  • Central Florida Reception Center (South)
  • Orlando Work Release Center (Female)—Part of Central Florida Reception Center
  • Kissimmee Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Central Florida Reception Center
  • Bridges of Orlando Work Release Center (Male)(Contract Facility)—Supervised by Central Florida Reception Center
• Calhoun Correctional Institution
  • Calhoun Work Camp
• Century Correctional Institution
  • Century Work Camp
  • Berrydale Forestry Camp (Male)—Part of Century CI
  • Pensacola Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Century CI
• Charlotte Correctional Institution
• Columbia Correctional Institution
  • Columbia Annex
  • Columbia Work Camp
  • Lake City Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Columbia CI
• Cross City Correctional Institution
  • Cross City Work Camp
• Dade Correctional Institution
  • Big Pine Key Road Prison (Male)
• Demilly Correctional Institution
• Desoto Annex
  • Arcadia Road Prison (Male)
• Everglades Correctional Institution
• Florida State Prison
  Florida State Prison
  Florida State Prison , formerly known as the Union Correctional Institution—East Unit, is a correctional institution located in unincorporated Bradford County, Florida. It is located on Florida State Road 16 right across the border from Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though...
  
  
  • Florida State Prison West-Unit
• Fort Jefferson, Florida keys
  Florida Keys
  The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
  
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• Franklin Correctional Institution
  • Bay City Work Camp (Male)—Part of Frankin CI
• Gadsden Correctional Facility
• Gainesville Correctional Institution
  • Gainesville Work Camp (Male)
  • Santa Fe Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Gainesville CI
• Glades Correctional Institution
  • Glades Work Camp
  • Loxahatchee Road Prison (Male)—Part of Glades CI
  • West Palm Beach Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Glades CI
  • Atlantic Work Release Center (Female)—Part of Glades CI
• Gulf Correctional Institution
  • Gulf Annex
  • Gulf Forestry Camp (Male)
• Hamilton Correctional Institution
  • Hamilton Annex
  • Hamilton Work Camp
• Hardee Correctional Institution
  • Hardee Work Camp
• Hendry Correctional Institution - Now closed
  • Hendry Work Camp - Now closed
  • Ft. Myers Work Camp (Male)—Part of Hendry CI
• Hernando Correctional Institution
• Hillsborough Correctional Institution - Now closed
• Holmes Correctional Institution
  • Holmes Work Camp
• Homestead Correctional Institution
• Indian River Correctional Institution
• Jackson Correctional Institution
  • Jackson Work Camp
  • Graceville Work Camp—Part of Jackson CI
• Jefferson Correctional Institution
• Lake Correctional Institution
• Lake City Correctional Facility
• Lancaster Correctional Institution
  • Lancaster Work Camp
• Lawtey Correctional Institution
  • Dinsmore Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Lawtey CI
• Liberty Correctional Institution
  • Liberty Work Camp
  • Quincy Annex—Part of Liberty CI
• Lowell Correctional Institution
  Lowell Correctional Institution
  Lowell Correctional Institution located in unincorporated Marion County, Florida, near Ocala, was the first Florida prison for women. It was opened in April 1956 as the Florida Correctional Institution. It houses community, minimum, medium, and close custody inmates. At the time it was opened,...
  
  
  • Lowell Annex
  • Lowell Correctional Institution Boot Camp "Camp Jones" - Now closed
  • Levy Forestry Camp (Female)
• Madison Correctional Institution
  • Madison Work Camp
• Marion Correctional Institution
  • Marion Work Camp
• Martin Correctional Institution
  • Martin Work Camp
  • Ft. Pierce Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Martin CI
• Mayo Correctional Institution
  • Mayo Work Camp
• Moore Haven Correctional Facility
• New River Correctional Institution
  • New River O-Unit
• Okaloosa Correctional Institution
  • Okaloosa Work Camp
• Okeechobee Correctional Institution
• Polk Correctional Institution
  • Polk Work Camp
  • Largo Road Prison (Male)—Part of Polk CI
  • Bartow Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Polk CI
  • Pinellas Work Release Center (Female)—Part of Polk CI
  • St. Petersburg Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Polk CI
  • Tarpon Springs Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Polk CI
• Putnam Correctional Institution
• Reception and Medical Center—Formerly known as "North Florida Reception Center"
  • Reception and Medical Center - Hospital—Formerly known as "North Florida Reception Center"
  • Reception and Medical Center - West—Formerly known as "North Florida Reception Center"
  • Reception and Medical Center - Work Camp—Formerly known as "North Florida Reception Center"
• Re-Entry of Ocala Work Release Center (Male) (Contract Facility)
• South Florida Reception Center
  • South Florida Reception Center (South)
  • Pompano Transit Center (Male)—Part of South Florida Reception Center
  • Opa Locka Work Release Center (Male)—Part of South Florida Reception Center
  • Hollywood Work Release Center (Female)—Part of South Florida Reception Center
  • Miami North Work Release Center (Male)—Part of South Florida Reception Center
• SHISA- East (Female)
• SHISA- West (Female)
• Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
  • Santa Rosa Annex
• South Bay Correctional Facility
• Sumter Correctional Institution
  • Sumter Work Camp
  • Sumter Boot Camp - Closing once inmates finish the program
• Suncoast Work Release Center (Female) (Contract Facility)
• Suwannee Correctional Institution
  • Suwannee CI - Annex
• Taylor Correctional Institution
  • Taylor Annex
  • Taylor Work Camp (Male)
• Tomoka Correctional Institution
  • Tomoka Work Camp
  • Daytona Beach Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Tomoka CI
• Union Correctional Institution
  Union Correctional Institution
  Union Correctional Institution, formerly referred to as “Florida State Prison”, “Raiford Prison” and “State Prison Farm” is located in unincorporated Union County, Florida, near Raiford. Opened in 1913, the prison underwent large scale renovation and restructure in 1961 splitting into the present...
  
  
• Wakulla Correctional Institution
  • Wakulla Work Camp
  • Tallahassee Road Prison (Male)—Part of Wakulla CI - Now closed
  • Tallahassee Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Wakulla CI
• Walton Correctional Institution
  • Walton Work Camp
• Washington Correctional Institution, now, Northwest Florida Reception Center
  • Caryville Work Camp (Male)—Part of Washington CI, now known as, Northwest Florida Reception Center
  • Panama City Work Release Center (Male)—Part of Washington CI, now known as Northwest Florida Reception Center
• Zephyrhills Correctional Institution