The Broward Correctional Institution is a correctional facility located in the former Country Estates CDP and in Southwest Ranches, Florida, operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1][2] The Region IV Correctional Facility Office is located on the grounds of Broward Correctional Institution in the former Country Estates CDP.[3] The prison is in proximity to Pembroke Pines.[4]
The facility was opened in 1977 to house a male inmate population. However, in its history the prison has had only female inmates. It housed female death row inmates until February 2003 when the female death row was moved to Lowell Annex.[5] The Broward Correctional Institution serves as a reception center for female inmates. As of 2011, a staff of approximately 272 individuals service the facility.