Everglades Correctional Institution

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Everglades Correctional Institution
Everglades Correctional Institution
Location1599 SW 187th Avenue
Miami, Florida
Security classmixed
Capacity1,663 [1]
Opened1995
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, [2] near Miami. [3] Originally planned as a mental health facility, it was converted to a major Correctional institution in 1995.[ citation needed ]

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]

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References

  1. "Florida Department of Corrections". www.fdc.myflorida.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Miami-Dade County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 39 (PDF p. 40/154). Retrieved 2024-10-27. Everglades Correctional Instn
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  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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