Everglades Correctional Institution Explained

Prison Name:	Everglades Correctional Institution
Location:	1599 SW 187th Avenue Miami, Florida
Classification:	mixed
Capacity:	1788
Opened:	1995
Managed By:	Florida 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,^[1] near Miami.^[2] 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.^{[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]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Miami-Dade County, FL. U.S. Census Bureau. 39 (PDF p. 40/154). Everglades Correctional Instn. 2024-10-27.
2. "Everglades Correctional Institution." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 4, 2018. "1599 S.W. 187th Avenue Miami, Florida 33194"
3. Web site: Everglades Correctional Institution - Fl Dept. of Corrections . Dc.state.fl.us . 2014-05-21.
4. Web site: Google Maps . Google.com . 2014-04-24 . 2014-05-21.
5. Web site: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin to Release 'Kingdom Book 1' June 17 The Fish Nashville - Nashville, TN . May 20, 2022 . The Fish Nashville . May 29, 2022.
6. Web site: Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin Collaborate On 11-Track Album Out June 17 Freeccm.com . Young . Abby . May 20, 2022 . FreeCCM . May 29, 2022.