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Gadsden Correctional Facility Overview

Gadsden Correctional Facility is a private contract prison operated for the Florida Department of Corrections, listed in FDC records as a female facility. It sits at 6044 Greensboro Highway in Quincy. Because it is a state prison, it is not searched on the Gadsden County jail roster, and the women here are sentenced state inmates rather than local pretrial detainees. The facility's 2023 federal audit named Jerry Buscher in the warden role and described a population in the community, minimum, and medium custody levels.

The audit also recorded an age range from 20 to 79, which shows the mix this prison holds. Its size sets it apart from the county jail. With a designed capacity of 1,250 and an audited population near that number, Gadsden Correctional Facility alone holds several times more people than the county jail, even though it draws from across the state and not just from local arrests.

Gadsden Correctional Facility Capacity and Population

The numbers come from the facility's 2023 PREA audit, which is the most specific sourced record available. It lists a designed capacity of 1,250, a current population of 1,229, and a 12-month average daily population of 1,240, and it reported that the facility was not over capacity during the prior year.

These figures are specific to the 2023 audit date and to this facility, so they should not be applied to the county jail or to the other state facilities in the county. The FDC directory row for the prison does not separately list a capacity, which is why the audit is cited here.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Gadsden Correctional Facility

Because this is a state prison, the right tool is the Florida Department of Corrections Offender Search, not the county roster. The strongest identifier is the six-character DC number, but a name search works when the spelling is exact. The alias option helps when the person has used another name.

The Florida DOC Offender Search menu is the correct locator for sentenced state inmates at this facility.

The state system refreshes inmate information and photos weekly, while release dates and location changes update nightly.

1. Open the Florida DOC Offender Search and choose the inmate population search.
2. Enter the last name, first name, or the DC number if you have it.
3. Confirm the result lists Gadsden Correctional Facility as the location.
4. Open the profile for the sentence, custody level, and any photo.

Gadsden Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Use the facility address for mail and the FDC contacts for classification and records questions. A call to the county jail will not locate a woman who has been transferred here.

Visiting Someone at Gadsden Correctional Facility

State prison visiting is more structured than county jail visiting. Florida DOC requires an approved visitor application before a visit, and all visitors age 12 and older must apply. Incomplete applications are denied, and approval takes roughly 30 days. Visits then require a weekly scheduling form, with no walk-up appointments.

The Florida DOC visiting information page has the application and the weekly scheduling rules.

Confirm the current visit days for this facility, since individual prisons can post their own variations within the statewide rules.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Gadsden Correctional Facility

Mail, phone, and money for a state inmate follow Florida DOC's statewide systems rather than a county vendor. The FDC pages below handle correspondence, deposits, calls, and canteen, and they are the right sources for a sentenced inmate here.

For the exact correspondence and deposit steps, use the Florida DOC pages for contacting an inmate and sending funds rather than any county jail instruction.

Reception and Custody at Gadsden Correctional Facility

This facility does not handle street-arrest booking. A woman arrives here after sentencing and state reception, where the corrections system assigns a custody level and housing. The 2023 audit recorded community, minimum, and medium custody levels, which describe a population that is sentenced and classified rather than awaiting first appearance.

If a person was arrested in Gadsden County and later sentenced to this facility, the search path changes. The starting point was the sheriff and the county roster. After sentencing, it becomes the Florida DOC Offender Search, and county bond or first-appearance steps no longer apply.

How Gadsden Correctional Facility Differs From the County Jail

The simplest way to avoid a wasted search is to remember that this is a state prison, not the county jail. The county jail on Pat Thomas Parkway holds people who were arrested locally and are waiting for court or serving short county sentences. Gadsden Correctional Facility holds women who have already been sentenced to state prison. The two are run by different agencies and searched with different tools.

That means the sheriff's roster and the detention center phone line cannot locate a woman here. The Florida DOC Offender Search is the correct locator, and FDC contacts handle her records. A person may begin at the county jail after an arrest and later be transferred to this facility after sentencing, and at that point the search has to move from the sheriff to the state system. The facility's female population also sets it apart from the county's male state prisons, the Quincy Annex and the Gadsden Re-Entry Center.

Records and Public Information at Gadsden Correctional Facility

Records for a sentenced inmate here go through Florida DOC rather than the county sheriff. The state Bureau of Classification and Central Records handles inmate population information, and release questions go to the state Bureau of Admission and Release. Because this is a contract facility operated for the state, classification and custody records still run through the state corrections system, not a county records unit.

This is an important distinction for families. A booking-style public-records request to the Gadsden County Sheriff will not produce a state inmate's corrections file. For a sentence, a custody level, a release date, or a transfer history, the FDC channels are the right path, and the offender search is the public starting point for confirming where a woman is held.

About Gadsden Correctional Facility

Gadsden Correctional Facility is one of three state corrections sites inside Gadsden County, and it is the only one of the three for women. Its 2023 PREA audit recorded a day-one count near design capacity and reported the facility was not over capacity in the prior 12 months. The audit also documented disability and language-access counts as part of its safety review, reflecting the federal standards that apply to state prisons.

The audit's day-one review also recorded counts for physical and cognitive disabilities, limited English proficiency, and other categories as part of the federal standards that apply to state prisons, alongside an age range that ran from 20 to 79. Those details describe a sizable, varied population that is sentenced and classified, which is a different picture from the local jail's pretrial mix.

For sorting county, state, and federal custody apart, the Gadsden County jail inmate records page walks through each system. The male state facilities in the county are profiled separately, including the Quincy Annex on Pat Thomas Parkway.