Gadsden Correctional Facility

Gadsden Correctional Facility
Location 6044 Greensboro Hwy
Quincy, Florida
Status open
Security class medium, minimum, community
Capacity 1544
Opened 1995
Managed by Management and Training Corporation

The Gadsden Correctional Facility is a private state prison for women located in Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, operated by Management and Training Corporation (MTC) under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] This facility was opened in 1995 and has a maximum capacity of 1544 prisoners.

As of 2017, the prison houses 1,530 prisoners.[2]

In the mid-2010s C-Dorm had issues with its plumbing and no heat. This meant water for prisoners was rationed and there was no hot water. After three inspections occurred, David Richardson, a Florida congressperson, asked MTC to install a new water heater for the facility. It was installed in February 2017 shortly before the fourth inspection.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Gadsden Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Private prison deprived inmates of heat and hot water for months, lawmaker finds". Associated Press at the Orlando Sentinel. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

Coordinates: 30°35′23″N 84°39′22″W / 30.589663°N 84.656158°W / 30.589663; -84.656158

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