Florida

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Florida. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Florida's state department of corrections.

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The Florida Department of Corrections has gradually reduced the granularity of data included on its dashboard, becoming less transparent over time. On June 2, 2021, the agency stopped reporting data altogether.

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State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons18,0721,927----22827----
Federal Prisons3,1572,784981412----
ICE Detention Centers1,49011,2622115918----
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons6,0662,236----93----
Federal Prisons----8--2------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

Coleman Federal Correctional Complex

Federal Prisons

1,639--

ICE Broward Transitional Center

ICE Detention Centers

682--

Marianna Federal Correctional Institution

Federal Prisons

640--

ICE Krome North Service Processing Center

ICE Detention Centers

522--

Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution

Federal Prisons

359--
View our data on Github
Map of Florida with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

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820

1.6k

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Florida. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

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The Florida Department of Corrections has gradually reduced the granularity of data included on its dashboard, becoming less transparent over time. On June 2, 2021, the agency stopped reporting data altogether.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    No

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    No

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

County-wide jails

Broward

400Inability to pay bail, Other

Duval County Jail

Duval

351Minor offenses, Short remaining sentence

Duval County Jail

Duval

500Minor offenses, Other

Duval County Jail

Duval

50Minor offenses

Statewide prisons

Florida

3Vulnerable populations
Map of Florida with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
GEO GroupStatewide5/13/2020Unidentified ProtestorsCultural OrganizingInternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
ICE GLADES COUNTY DETENTION CENTERGlades3/22/2020 - 8/12/2020ICE Detainees at Glades County Detention Center with the support of Friends of Miami-Dade DetaineesHunger StrikeCoordinatedAccelerated releases, Testing procedures, Sanitation improvements
ICE GLADES COUNTY DETENTION CENTERGlades6/9/2020Friends of Miami-Dade DetaineesMarch/Protest–ExternalCoordinatedAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
ICE KROME NORTH SERVICE PROCESSING CENTERMiami-Dade4/7/2020ICE detaineesUprising/Protest–InternalExternalTesting procedures, Sanitation improvements
ICE KROME NORTH SERVICE PROCESSING CENTERMiami-Dade4/2/202062 ICE detaineesHunger StrikeExternalAccelerated releases