Broward Correctional Institution
The facility was opened in 1977 to house a male inmate population. However, in its history the prison has had only female inmates.
The Town of Southwest Ranches started operations in June 2000, and the prison became a part of the municipality.
It housed female death row inmates until February 2003 when the female death row was moved to Lowell Annex. The Broward Correctional Institution served as a reception center for female inmates. As of 2011, a staff of approximately 272 individuals serviced the facility. As of 2012 624 prisoners, all female, were housed there. The facility was closed in 2012. Closure was scheduled for May 1 of that year. The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel said "BCI was determined to have a relatively low population and a high per diem inmate cost of $111.48." ($150.99 when adjusted for inflation)
Notable inmates
Death row:
References
- ^ "Broward Correctional Institution." Florida Department of Corrections. April 14, 2012. Retrieved on April 21, 2013. "20421 Sheridan Street Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33332-2300"
- ^ "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: COUNTRY ESTATES CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-03. - The CDP did not exist in the 1990 census
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Southwest Ranches town, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ "Region IV - Correctional Facility Office Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
- ^ "Death Row Fact Sheet." Florida Department of Corrections. February 3, 2001. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
- ^ Trischitta, Linda, Ariel Barkhurst and Kathleen Haughney. "Broward women's prison to close May 1 Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine." Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. January 12, 2012. Retrieved on April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Approved Districting Map" (PDF). Southwest Ranches. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2024-09-03. - Compare to the prison location.
- ^ "Broward Correctional Institution Archived April 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Prison closings are a mixed bag, but mostly good". Highlands Today. Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. 2012-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-08-24.