Locate an Inmate at Everglades Correctional Institution

Everglades Correctional Institution Overview

Everglades Correctional Institution is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections and is classified as a male state correctional institution. The facility is located at 1599 S.W. 187th Avenue in Miami, FL, in the western portion of Miami-Dade County along the Everglades corridor. It is a state prison that holds adult men who have been sentenced for felony offenses under Florida law. The facility is separate from the county jail system and is not under the authority of Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.

The campus location also includes the Everglades Re-Entry Center, a distinct FDC facility at the same address that houses inmates in pre-release programming. The two facilities share the address but have different purposes and populations. Everglades CI is a traditional state prison holding sentenced felons at various custody levels; the Everglades Re-Entry Center focuses on inmates preparing for release. Visitors and families should confirm which facility a person is assigned to before contacting staff or planning a visit. The Everglades Re-Entry Center page covers that separate facility. The FDC Region 4 Office also operates in the same general area.

Everglades CI Capacity and Population

The 2025 Everglades CI PREA audit reports a designated capacity of 2,311 and a 12-month average daily population of 2,256. That audit also identifies 11 housing units within the institution. Everglades CI is one of the larger state correctional facilities in Miami-Dade County by both capacity and current population. The figures below come directly from that official audit. Population and housing figures can change, so current data should be confirmed with the Florida Department of Corrections.

Everglades Correctional Institution Offender Search

Inmates at Everglades CI are located through the Florida Department of Corrections Corrections Offender Network. The Miami-Dade county inmate search covers people held by MDCR in county custody; it does not track state prison inmates. Once a person is sentenced to state prison and moves into FDC custody, the FDC Offender Search is the only public-facing system that will show their current location, offense history, and release information.

Two entry points exist within the FDC system. The Corrections Offender Network menu at pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/InmateInfoMenu.aspx provides access to separate searches for active inmates, released inmates, escaped inmates, supervised offenders, and absconders. For an inmate currently at Everglades CI, use the Inmate Population Information Search directly at pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/Search.aspx?TypeSearch=AI.

The screenshot below shows the FDC Corrections Offender Network menu, the central hub for all FDC inmate database searches including active population, releases, and supervised offenders.

Select the Inmate Population Information Search from the menu to search for someone currently held at Everglades CI. Results are confirmed by checking the current facility field in the profile.

Each FDC inmate has a DC Number, the primary six-character state identifier. It is either fully numeric or begins with one letter followed by five digits. Searching by DC Number returns the most precise match. Name searches use begins-with matching, so entering the first few letters of a last name returns all matching records. The search database does not include people sentenced only to county jail or local supervision.

1. Open the FDC Inmate Population Information Search.
2. Enter the DC Number if known, or enter last name and first name to begin a name search.
3. Review results and confirm that Everglades Correctional Institution is listed as the current facility.
4. Open the full profile to view current and prior offenses, custody status, and release date information, which refreshes nightly.

The FDC database refreshes inmate population data and photos weekly. Release dates and location changes update nightly. For record-level questions, contact the Bureau of Classification and Central Records at 850-488-9859 or central.classification@fdc.myflorida.com.

Note: Someone who was recently released from Everglades CI will not appear in the active population search. Use the Inmate Release Information Search from the FDC menu, which updates nightly and covers recent releases.

Everglades CI Address and Contact

Everglades Correctional Institution is in the western Miami-Dade area near the Everglades corridor. All contact with the facility, including general inquiries and official mail, should use the address and phone number below. The fax line is available for specific administrative needs. Confirm operational hours and specific contact procedures with the facility before placing calls or sending documentation.

For custody-status notification and release alerts related to an Everglades CI inmate, register through the VINE system. The FDC VINE information line runs 24 hours a day at 1-877-846-3435. FDC Victim Services is available weekdays at 1-877-884-2846 for victims seeking assistance related to a state prison inmate.

Visiting Someone at Everglades Correctional Institution

FDC visitation at Everglades CI requires advance approval. There are no walk-up visits and no same-day access for new visitors. Every person who wants to visit an inmate and is age 12 or older must complete form DC6-111A, the official FDC visitor application. The completed form may be mailed to the Classification department at Everglades CI or submitted through the facility's visitation email address. Processing takes approximately 30 days. Approval must be in place before any visit can occur.

Once approved, visits must also be scheduled in advance. FDC requires visitors to submit a scheduling form during a specific weekly window: from Monday at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time through Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the upcoming visit period. Arriving at the facility without a completed scheduling form is not permitted. The table below summarizes the approval and scheduling process.

Visitors should ask the facility about dress code rules, prohibited items, identification requirements, and any restrictions that may apply to their specific visit. Conditions may vary and the facility can clarify requirements before travel.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Everglades CI

Mail sent to an inmate at Everglades Correctional Institution does not go directly to the physical facility in the conventional sense. FDC routes routine personal inmate mail through a central electronic processing facility, where it is scanned and delivered digitally. This applies to standard personal correspondence. Legal and privileged mail has a stricter rule: any legal mail postmarked on or after September 15, 2025 must include the attorney registration number and a legal-mail tracking number on the envelope, or FDC will return it unopened without delivering it to the inmate.

Phone and money services for FDC state prison inmates are governed by FDC facility-specific rules and the vendors under contract with the department. These are not the same as the county jail services. The county system uses Securus for phone calls and TouchPay with facility code 233101 for deposits. Those county-specific channels do not apply to Everglades CI or any other FDC state prison.

Note: Contact Everglades CI at 305-228-2000 to confirm the current phone vendor, deposit method, and exact mailing format before sending anything to an inmate at this facility.

Reception and Classification at Everglades CI

Admission to Everglades Correctional Institution does not follow a street-arrest or county booking process. A person arrives here only after being sentenced to state prison by a Florida court and completing FDC's reception and classification phase. The reception process typically involves an FDC reception center. South Florida Reception Center in Doral is one of three FDC male reception centers and processes newly sentenced prisoners from Miami-Dade and surrounding counties. At the reception center, staff conduct medical and psychological evaluations, assess educational history, review the court record, determine a custody level, and assign the inmate to a specific facility within FDC.

Custody level is a formal FDC term that describes the degree of supervision an inmate requires, ranging from community custody at the lower end to close custody at the higher end. Assignment to Everglades CI follows from that classification decision. An inmate's custody level can change during their sentence based on conduct, programming completion, or other factors assessed by FDC staff. When the classification results in assignment to Everglades CI, the person is transported there and officially enters the facility population. The MDCR county roster no longer reflects the person at that point; only the FDC Offender Search tracks their current location.

Because Everglades CI shares its address with the Everglades Re-Entry Center, it is worth noting that the two populations are separate. Inmates at the Re-Entry Center are in pre-release programming and were assigned there specifically for that purpose. Those at Everglades CI are in standard state prison housing. The FDC Offender Search result will show which facility holds a particular inmate.

About Everglades Correctional Institution

Everglades Correctional Institution is part of the Florida Department of Corrections Region 4 system, which oversees institutions in South Florida. FDC is the third-largest state prison system in the United States, employing nearly 24,000 staff members statewide and incarcerating more than 80,000 inmates. Everglades CI, with its 2025 PREA audit population of 2,256 against a capacity of 2,311, is one of the most populated institutions in the Miami-Dade area and among the larger FDC facilities in Region 4.

The address shared with the Everglades Re-Entry Center, which opened in 2013 with a maximum capacity of 432, means that official FDC documents and directories sometimes reference both facilities at 1599 S.W. 187th Ave. The Re-Entry Center serves a distinct population of inmates in medium-and-lower custody who are approaching release and participating in structured programming. Visitors and families should confirm with FDC whether their person is at the main Correctional Institution or at the adjacent Re-Entry Center, as procedures and staff contacts may differ.

For victim notification related to an Everglades CI inmate, the FDC VINE line at 1-877-846-3435 operates around the clock. Registering with VINE provides automated alerts for transfer, release, escape, or death involving a specific inmate. FDC Victim Services at 1-877-884-2846 offers support on weekdays during regular hours. The broader Miami-Dade context for state prison sentences, the county-to-state transfer process, and how FDC fits into the larger custody picture is available through the Miami-Dade County Inmate Population home page.