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Dade Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,521. Reported population: 1,538. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Dade Correctional Institution (Dade CI or DCI) is a prison in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, near Florida City. This facility houses adult males and minimum, medium, and close security levels. It was established in September 1996 and is part of the Florida Department of Corrections. It is situated right next to the Homestead Correctional Institution, which houses female inmates.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
1,521
Current population
1,538
Occupancy
101%
Year opened
1976
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1976
Region
Florida
Security level
Close
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
5/100
Low concern5/100
- Overcrowding
- 5/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 101% of design capacity
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Ga Diagnostic & Classification State PrisonJacksonCloseState prison136% occupancy
- Mat-Su PretrialPalmerCloseState prison100% occupancy
- Franklin Medical Center (Zone B)ColumbusCloseState prison101% occupancy
- Florida State Prison - West UnitRaifordCloseState prison103% occupancy
- Reception And Medical Center, West UnitLake ButlerCloseState prison107% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersOccupancythis: 101% · peers avg: 93% (+9%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1521 · peers avg: 547 (+178%)
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Florida — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q17284401)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Dade Correctional Institution. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dade-correctional-institution
Chicago
"Dade Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dade-correctional-institution.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-dade-correctional-instituti,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Dade Correctional Institution},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dade-correctional-institution},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}