[6] The facility was opened in 1977 to house a male inmate population.
[citation needed] The Town of Southwest Ranches started operations in June 2000, and the prison became a part of the municipality.
[7] It housed female death row inmates until February 2003 when the female death row was moved to Lowell Annex.
[8] The Broward Correctional Institution served as a reception center for female inmates.
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel said "BCI was determined to have a relatively low population and a high per diem inmate cost of $111.48."