Glades Correctional Institution

The Glades Correctional Institution is a Florida Department of Corrections state prison for men in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Florida, near Belle Glade.[1]

The prison opened in 1932 as the Florida Prison Farm #2. In 1951 the state renamed the prison to the Glades State Prison Farm. In 1962 it received its current name.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Glades Correctional Institution Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.", Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 26, 2011.

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Coordinates: 26°43′03″N 80°40′29″W / 26.71750°N 80.67472°W / 26.71750; -80.67472


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