FL DOC - South Bay Correctional Facility - GEO

FL DOC - South Bay Correctional Facility - GEO basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 561-992-9505

The inmates housed at FL DOC - South Bay Correctional Facility - GEO located at 600 US Hwy 27 S in South Bay, FL are placed according to their custody level and are incarcerated by a private company contracted by a government agency and are paid a per diem or monthly rate, either for each inmate in the facility or for each bed available. The facility is well-trained and well-staffed. This doesn't come without some controversy as the "price of incarceration" is big business and critics claim there is a monetary benefit to keeping people locked up. The flip side is this facility undergoes rigorous inspections and are some of the be maintained in the US.

For inmates that show a willingness to learn new things, there are educational and vocational training programs here that will prepare them for a successful reentry when released.

The South Bay facility is a state prison operated by the private prison company GEO for the Florida Department of Corrections for about 1950 adult male inmates. The facility consists of a dormitory building that is utilized as a Therapeutic Community (TC). The TC is licensed as a residential Level III Drug Treatment Program by the Florida DCF. More than 80% of the total population participates in some form of education, substance abuse, or life skills programming. The facility also has several recreation areas, both indoor and outdoor.

SCOPE OF WORK: The facility provides academic and vocational training including CDL, work opportunities, substance abuse programs, and counseling. A Prison Industries Program through Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE) operates a print shop at the facility.

Type of Housing Units: Open Bay Housing Units 1 Cell Housing Units 7 Room Housing Units 0 Maximum Capacity 1,948 Other Information: Population Gender Male Adult or Youthful Adult Facility Level 5 Self Contained Housing Units Yes Designated Confinement Space Yes Custody Grades Close, Medium, Minimum, Community Medical Grades 1 through 4 Psychological Grades 1 through 3 Wheelchair Capabilities Yes Hearing Impaired Capabilities No

Academic Programs:

• Adult Basic Education
• General Educational Development (GED)
• Volunteer Literacy Program

Vocational Programs:

• Carpentry
• Commercial Class “B” Driving
• Environmental Services
• Gasoline Engine Service Technology
• masonry Brick and Block
• Nursery Management
• PC Support Services
• Plumbing Technology
• Turf Equipment Technology
• Upholstery and Furniture Refinishing

Substance Abuse Programs:

• Substance Abuse Prevention/Education
• Residential Therapeutic Community

Institutional Betterment Programs:

• 100-hour Transition Program
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Law Library Program
• Library Program
• Life Skills
• Narcotics Anonymous

Academic Programs: