Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)

State Prison Administration

Last Updated: November 02, 2024
Address
501 South Calhoun St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
County
Leon
Phone
850-488-5021
Fax
850-922-4178

FDC is for State Prison Administration offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for facility.

The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are seeking to send your inmate money for commissary, one recommended for this facility is MoneyGram There is a fee for sending money, see their rates and limitations.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)

You can support your loved ones at FDC on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 850-488-5021.

About the Florida Department of Corrections:

The Florida Department of Corrections (DC) is the third largest state prison system in the country with a budget of $2.1 billion, just over 100,000 inmates incarcerated and another 115,000 offenders on active community supervision.

The DC has 142 facilities statewide, including 48 major institutions, 16 annexes, seven private facilities (contracts for the private facilities are overseen by the Florida Department of Management Services), 32 work camps, four road prisons, two forestry camps, one boot camp, 20 DOC operated work release centers along with 12 more work release centers operated by various private vendors (DOC oversees these contracts). About two thirds of its staff of more than 22,000 employees are either certified correctional officers or probation officers. The average DC employee is 42 years old and has been with the agency for almost ten years. There were no prison escapes from a major prison last fiscal year.

Prisons are generally managed by state government, but Florida does have seven privately run prisons.Florida’s jails, generally, are run by individual counties. The main difference between jails and prisons is that jail inmates may be awaiting sentencing, and prison inmates have already been convicted and sentenced. Also, jail inmates usually are sentenced to a year or less, and for a lower level crime such as a misdemeanor, whereas prison inmates usually have sentences of more than a year for more serious felony offenses.

The mission of the Florida DC is to protect the public safety, to ensure the safety of Department personnel, and to provide proper care and supervision of all offenders under our jurisdiction while assisting, as appropriate, their reentry into society. To that end, the DC provides dozens of academic, vocational and substance abuse programs to inmates and offenders, including in such areas as GED, adult basic education and mandatory literacy; printing and graphics, carpentry and digital design; and Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.

In Fiscal Year 2012-13, about 33,295 inmates were admitted into prisons and another 33,137 were released; while 88,819 offenders were placed on community supervision and another 88,940 were released from supervision. Given the fact that most of those who serve time in prison and on supervision will eventually be free, the DC is focusing on equipping its inmates and offenders with the tools they will need to become productive citizens.

Florida Department of Corrections (FL DOC) Facility:

Hamilton Correctional Institution Annex
Hardee Correctional Institution
Hardee Work Camp
Hernando Correctional Institution - Women

Hollywood Community Release Center (Female)
Holmes Correctional Institution
Holmes Work Camp
Homestead Correctional Institution - Women
Jackson Correctional Institution
Jackson Work Camp
Jefferson Correctional Institution
Kissimmee Community Release Center
Lake Correctional Institution
Lancaster Correctional Institution
Lancaster Work Camp
Largo Road Prison
Lawtey Correctional Institution
Liberty Correctional Institution
Liberty Work Camp - South Unit
Lowell Correctional Institution - Women
Lowell Correctional Institution Annex - Women
Lowell Work Camp (Women)
Loxahatchee Road Prison
Madison Correctional Institution
Madison Work Camp
Marion Correctional Institution
Marion Work Camp
Martin Correctional Institution
Martin Work Camp
Mayo Correctional Institution
Mayo Correctional Institution Annex & Work Camp
Miami North Community Release Center
Northwest Florida Reception Center
Northwest Florida Reception Center Annex
Okaloosa Correctional Institution
Okaloosa Work Camp
Okeechobee Correctional Institution

Reception and Medical Center (RMC) Work Camp
Reception and Medical Center West Unit

Sago Palm Re-Entry Center.
Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
Santa Rosa Correctional Institution Annex
SHISA House - East (Female) - closed
SHISA House - West (Female)
South Florida Reception Center
South Florida Reception Center (SFRC), South Unit

Sumter Basic Training Unit
Sumter Correctional Institution
Sumter Work Camp
Suncoast Community Release Center
Suwannee Correctional Institution
Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex
Suwannee Work Camp
Tallahassee Community Release Center
Tampa Community Release Center
Taylor Correctional Institution
Taylor Correctional Institution Annex
Taylor Work Camp
Tomoka Correctional Institution
Tomoka CRC - 285 Tomoka CRC - 298
Tomoka Work Camp
TTH of Bartow TTH of Dinsmore
TTH of Kissimmee
TTH of Tarpon Springs
Union Correctional Institution (Raiford Prison)
Wakulla Correctional Institution
Wakulla Correctional Institution Annex FL
Wakulla Work Camp
Walton Correctional Institution
Walton Work Camp
West Palm Beach Community Release Center
Zephyrhills Correctional Institution

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Florida. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Florida Department of Corrections (FDC).

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Visiting hours for FDC are subject to change, so it's crucial to confirm them by contacting the facility directly by phone. Please reach out to 850-488-5021, on visitation procedures, applications, or directions to the facility in Tallahassee. Please note that visitors will undergo a thorough search before entering the premises, and personal belongings, including cell phones, are strictly prohibited. Individuals under probation, parole, or community corrections supervision must obtain approval from their supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting, although such visits are not typically approved.

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.