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Gadsden Re-Entry Center Overview

Gadsden Re-Entry Center is a Florida Department of Corrections facility at 630 Opportunity Lane in Havana. It holds adult male state inmates in a transition and re-entry setting, which means it is a state prison and not a county work-release annex. FDC lists Keisha Jones as warden and posts facility hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. FDC directions place it behind the Florida Corrections Academy, off Highway 90 west toward Midway and Quincy.

The center's purpose shapes its population. A 2016 federal audit described a facility authorized on January 1, 2012, with seven buildings and open-bay housing, holding men at medium, minimum, and community custody levels. The audit recorded an average age of 37 and an average length of stay of about two years, which fits a prison designed to move sentenced men toward release rather than to hold them for long terms.

Gadsden Re-Entry Center Capacity and Population

The current FDC page lists a capacity of 432. The 2016 PREA audit recorded a lawful capacity of 432 and a design capacity of 294, with an audit-day population of 409. Those figures are specific to this facility and to those source dates, so they should not be applied to the county jail or the other state facilities in the county.

The audit also noted three open-bay housing units, each divided into two 72-inmate sections, which is a facility-specific layout rather than a general state standard.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Gadsden Re-Entry Center

Use the Florida DOC Offender Search, not the county roster. A state DC number is the strongest identifier, and a name search works when the spelling is exact. A man in re-entry custody here is a sentenced state inmate, so the county jail roster will not list him.

The Florida DOC Gadsden Re-Entry Center page covers the facility, and the offender search locates the people held there.

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 DC number.
3. Confirm the result lists the Gadsden Re-Entry Center as the location.
4. Open the profile for the sentence, custody level, and any photo.

Gadsden Re-Entry Center Address and Contact

Use the facility address for mail and the FDC contacts for facility questions. A call to the county jail will not locate a man transferred to this state center.

Visiting Someone at Gadsden Re-Entry Center

Visiting follows Florida DOC statewide rules. Every visitor age 12 and older must complete a visitor application and be approved first, which takes roughly 30 days. Visits then require a weekly scheduling form, and there are no walk-up appointments.

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

Confirm the current visit days for this center, since a re-entry facility can post its own variation within the statewide rules.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Gadsden Re-Entry Center

Mail, phone, and money for a state inmate run through Florida DOC's statewide systems rather than a county vendor. Address mail with the inmate name and DC number, and use the FDC pages for deposits, calls, and canteen.

For exact correspondence and deposit steps, use the FDC contact-an-inmate and send-funds pages rather than any county jail instruction.

Programs at Gadsden Re-Entry Center

This facility is built around re-entry, and its program list is the richest of the county's state sites. The FDC page documents a wide set of academic, vocational, and support programs, which is why this section earns its own space here.

• Academic programs include the 100-Hour Transition Program, Adult Basic Education, GED testing and preparation, and a literacy program.
• Vocational training centers on the Food Service Trainee Program and ServSafe.
• Betterment programs include Thinking for a Change, Victim Impact, Living in Balance, and the Gavel Club.
• Substance-use services include Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, a Readiness Group, and a Therapeutic Community.
• Re-entry and family programs include Florida Hires, 24/7 Dads, the Mentor Program, and the Prison Fellowship Academy.

Chaplaincy services round out the list, with non-denominational services, faith-based studies, and a chapel library among them.

How the Re-Entry Center Differs From the County Jail

This center is a state prison, and that single fact changes the whole search. The county jail in Quincy holds people arrested locally and waiting for court or serving short county sentences. The Gadsden Re-Entry Center in Havana holds men who have already been sentenced and are working toward release. The sheriff runs the jail. Florida DOC runs the center. They are not the same custody system.

So the county roster and the detention center phone line cannot locate a man here. The Florida DOC Offender Search is the right tool. A man usually reaches this center only after a state sentence and a transfer out of county custody, which is why the search path starts with the sheriff for an arrest and moves to the state system afterward. The center also differs from the county's other state sites by its focus, since it is built around transition and re-entry rather than long-term confinement.

Records and Public Information at the Re-Entry Center

Records for a sentenced man at the center go through Florida DOC rather than the county sheriff. Classification, custody level, program status, and release information are state corrections records, handled by the state Bureau of Classification and Central Records and related FDC offices. A booking-style request to the Gadsden County Sheriff will not produce a state inmate's file.

For families, the offender search is the public way to confirm where a man is held, and FDC contacts answer facility-specific questions about programs, visiting, and release. Because the center emphasizes re-entry, much of the useful information is about programming and transition rather than booking, which fits a facility designed to prepare men to leave rather than to process new arrests.

About Gadsden Re-Entry Center

Gadsden Re-Entry Center is one of three Florida DOC sites inside the county, and it is the one most focused on transition back to the community. Its 2016 audit history, seven-building layout, and roughly two-year average stay all reflect a prison meant to prepare men for release. Because it holds state inmates at lower and transition custody levels, county bond, first appearance, and local booking advice do not apply here.

FDC directions place the center behind the Florida Corrections Academy property, roughly seven miles along Highway 90 toward Midway and Quincy, with Opportunity Lane just west of Academy Drive. That setting, tucked behind another corrections property, is a small local detail that helps visitors find a facility the sheriff's jail directions do not cover.

For sorting the county, state, and federal systems apart, the Gadsden County jail inmate records page walks through each locator. A man typically reaches this center only after a state sentence, so the search path begins with the sheriff for an arrest and shifts to Florida DOC after sentencing.