Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department
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 serve 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. It is the largest jail in the county and has a capacity of 3,098 prisoners.[4]
- Pre-Trial Detention Center
- Training and Treatment Center
- Located in an unincorporated area. It has a capacity of 1,265 prisoners.[6]
- Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (men and women)
- Located in an unincorporated area. It has a capacity of 1,300 prisoners.[7]
- Women's Detention Center
- Located in Miami. It has a capacity of 375 prisoners.[8]
References
- ↑ "Contact Corrections." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Headquarters 2525 NW 62nd Street Miami, Florida 33147"
- ↑ "Home." (Archive) Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Correctional Facilities." (Archive) Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Metro West Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 13850 NW 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33178"
- ↑ "Pre-Trial Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 1321 NW 13th Street Miami, Florida 33125"
- ↑ "Training and Treatment Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 6950 NW 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33166"
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ "Women's Detention Center." Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Retrieved on September 16, 2012. "Address: 1401 NW 7th Avenue Miami, Florida 33136"
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