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Santa Rosa Correctional Institution

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Santa Rosa Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,614. Reported population: 1,441. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Santa Rosa Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. The facility opened in 1996 with a mix of security levels and a capacity of 1,614. It is often considered one of the "toughest" and "most dangerous" prisons in the state of Florida. The adjacent Santa Rosa Correctional Institution Annex opened in 2006, and houses another 1,478 inmates at the same security levels. Also nearby is the privately operated Blackwater River Correctional Facility with Florida state inmates.

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Capacity

1,614

Current population

1,441

Occupancy

89%

Year opened

1996

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1996

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.

Notable inmates

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

5850 E Milton Rd, Milton 32583
(850) 983-5800
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: 89% · peers avg: 93% (4%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1614 · peers avg: 547 (+195%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-santa-rosa-correctional-ins,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Santa Rosa Correctional Institution},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/santa-rosa-correctional-institution},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}