Federal Correctional Institution, Miami
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Federal Correctional Institution, Miami (FCI Miami) is a U.S. federal prison in an unincorporated area
of Miami-Dade County, Florida
. It is a low to medium security facility housing male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders. As of 2002, it employed 320 staff and held 1,205 inmates.
The prison is located in southwest Miami-Dade County
, 30 miles from downtown Miami
and off Florida's Turnpike
(Homestead Extension, 152nd Street exit, 2.5 miles from 137th Street South). It generally holds convict
s from the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida
, the federal court for the area.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
. It is a low to medium security facility housing male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders. As of 2002, it employed 320 staff and held 1,205 inmates.
The prison is located in southwest Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
, 30 miles from downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
and off Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the Sunshine State Parkway is a north–south toll road that runs through 11 counties in the Florida peninsula, from U.S...
(Homestead Extension, 152nd Street exit, 2.5 miles from 137th Street South). It generally holds convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
s from the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
, the federal court for the area.
Notable inmates
- Anthony MannarinoAnthony MannarinoAnthony "Anthony Marshmallow" Mannarino is a New Jersey mobster and reputed soldier in the DeCavalcante crime family who supervised family operations in Florida....
- Bernard NiCastroBernard NiCastroBernard Nicastro is a mobster and alleged "soldier" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.A resident in West Palm Beach, Florida, Nicastro was involved in loansharking activities since the 1970s, which is when he is believed to have been 'made' in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante...
- Manuel NoriegaManuel NoriegaManuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
- Conrad BlackConrad BlackConrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, KCSG, PC is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, and a historian, columnist and publisher, who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Lord Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc...
See also
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Federal Detention Center, MiamiFederal Detention Center, MiamiFederal Detention Center, Miami is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is located east of Miami International Airport at the corner of NE. 4th Street and N. Miami Avenue...
External links
- Official profile from the Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Bureau of PrisonsThe Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...