Everglades Correctional Institution
Location1599 SW 187th Avenue
Miami, Florida
Security classmixed
Capacity1788
Opened1995
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

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, near Miami.[1] Originally planned as a mental health facility, it was converted to a major Correctional institution in 1995.

The Total Staff is 302 (as of July 2012) and has a Maximum Inmate Capacity of 1,788. [2][3]

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.[4] The album aimed to spotlight the injustices around mass incarceration in the United States.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Everglades Correctional Institution." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 4, 2018. "1599 S.W. 187th Avenue Miami, Florida 33194"
  2. ↑ "Everglades Correctional Institution - Fl Dept. of Corrections". Dc.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps". Google.com. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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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