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Glades County Detention Center

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Glades County Detention Center is a county jail located in Glades County, Florida. Rated capacity: 546. Reported population: 63. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Glades County Detention Center, at 1297 East State Road 78 in remote Moore Haven, Florida, United States, opened in 2007 with 440 beds. Operated by the Glades County Sheriff's Office, besides Glades County arrestees, 90% of its beds house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, which were previously spread around many county jails. It is Glades County's largest employer. It has been the site of widespread abuses, and in 2022, 17 members of Congress asked that it be closed.

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Capacity

546

Current population

63

Occupancy

12%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

—

Region

Florida

Security level

Maximum

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

1297 East State Road 78, Moore Haven 33471
(863) 946-1600
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 12% · peers avg: 93% (88%)
Capacity (beds)this: 546 · peers avg: 547 (0%)

Data completeness

74%

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APA
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Chicago
"Glades County Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/glades-county-detention-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-glades-county-detention-cen,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Glades County Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/glades-county-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}