The Everglades Correctional Institution (also ECI) is a Level 5 security prison facility for adult males in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, in the state of Florida,[1] near Miami.[2] Originally planned as a mental health facility, it was converted to a major Correctional institution in 1995.[citation needed]
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| Location | 1599 SW 187th Avenue Miami, Florida |
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| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1788 |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
The Total Staff is 302 (as of July 2012) and has a Maximum Inmate Capacity of 1,788. [3][4]
In 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin recorded the album Kingdom Book One at the facility, with 1,300 inmates participating in the recording.[5] The album aimed to spotlight the injustices around mass incarceration in the United States.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Miami-Dade County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 39 (PDF p. 40/154). Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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- ^ "Everglades Correctional Institution." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 4, 2018. "1599 S.W. 187th Avenue Miami, Florida 33194"
- ^ "Everglades Correctional Institution - Fl Dept. of Corrections". Dc.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google.com. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin to Release 'Kingdom Book 1' June 17 | The Fish Nashville - Nashville, TN". The Fish Nashville. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Young, Abby (May 20, 2022). "Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin Collaborate On 11-Track Album Out June 17 | Freeccm.com". FreeCCM. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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