Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department explained

The Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department is an agency of the government of Miami-Dade County, Florida. It has its headquarters in the Gladeview census-designated place in an unincorporated area.^[1] The agency has the eighth largest jail system in the United States. As of 2012 about 6,000 people are incarcerated in the facilities of the department. The agency houses pre-trial prisoners and post-trial prisoners who are serving sentences of 364 or fewer days.^[2]

Facilities

As of 2012, on average the prisons hold around 7,000 prisoners.^[3]

• Metro West Detention Center
  • Located in an unincorporated area.^[4] It is the largest jail in the county and has a capacity of 3,098 prisoners.^[5]
• Pre-Trial Detention Center
  • Located in Miami. It has a capacity of 1,712 prisoners. It houses prisoners of all ranges from those with the most serious charges to those of the most minor charges.^[6]
• Training and Treatment Center
  • Located in an unincorporated area. It has a capacity of 1,265 prisoners.^[7]
• Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (men and women)
  • Located in an unincorporated area.^[4] It has a capacity of 1,300 prisoners.^[8]
• Women's Detention Center
  • Located in Miami. It has a capacity of 375 prisoners.^[9]

External links

• Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department

Notes and References

1. "Contact Corrections ." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Headquarters 2525 NW 62nd Street Miami, Florida 33147"
2. "Home." (Archive) Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012.
3. "Correctional Facilities." (Archive) Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012.
4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Miami-Dade County, FL. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-13. 29-30 (PDF p. 30-31/154). Metro West Detention Ctr (page 29), Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Ctr (page 30).
5. "Metro West Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 13850 NW 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33178"
6. "Pre-Trial Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 1321 NW 13th Street Miami, Florida 33125"
7. "Training and Treatment Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 6950 NW 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33166"
8. "Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 7000 NW 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33166"
9. "Women's Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 1401 NW 7th Avenue Miami, Florida 33136"