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Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida.

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PT01463

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1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida.

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Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida.

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Prison libraries

Prisons--Florida--Palm Beach County--Belle Glade

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Date

1975 (circa)

Identifier

PT01463

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Belle Glade (Fla.)

Palm Beach County (Fla.)

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b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

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Political collection

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Department of Offender Rehabilitation

Glades Correctional Institution (Belle Glade, Fla.)

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Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/20115>, accessed 14 June 2026.

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Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/20115>

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For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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Inmates reading in the prison library at the Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade, Florida.