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Fci Miami

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Fci Miami is a federal prison located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Rated capacity: 778. Reported population: 931. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Miami (FCI Miami) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Florida. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a division of the United States Department of Justice. The institution also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders. FCI Miami is located in southwest unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, about 30 miles (48 km) from Downtown Miami. A significant portion of the inmates held at FCI Miami have been convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

778

Current population

931

Occupancy

120%

Year opened

1976

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1976

Region

Florida

Security level

Minimum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.

Mailing

Inmate Name & Register #, FCI Miami, 15801 S.W. 137TH AVENUE, Miami, FL 33177. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.

Practical info

Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Peter Navarro
    Peter Navarro
    1949 · economist

    Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who has been the senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to U.S.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

15801 Sw 137Th Ave, Miami 33177
(305) 259-2100
[email protected]
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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 120% 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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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 120% · peers avg: 93% (+29%)
Capacity (beds)this: 778 · peers avg: 547 (+42%)

Data completeness

90%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Fci Miami. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-miami
Chicago
"Fci Miami." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-miami.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fci-miami,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fci Miami},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-miami},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}