Everglades Correctional Institution

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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]

Location1599 SW 187th Avenue
Miami, Florida
Security classmixed
Capacity1,663[1]
Opened1995
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Everglades Correctional Institution
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Location1599 SW 187th Avenue
Miami, Florida
Security classmixed
Capacity1,663[1]
Opened1995
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections
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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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