The young Derek Rosa, convicted this past January for the murder of his mother in a Hialeah apartment in 2023, has recently been relocated to a prison in northern Florida, according to official documents from the state’s Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n
The records indicate that Rosa is no longer held at the Metro West Detention Center, an adult jail in Miami-Dade County. He has been moved to the Suwannee Correctional Institution in Live Oak, Suwannee County, in northern Florida.<\/p>\n
This correctional facility is primarily for adults but includes a section designated for juvenile offenders.<\/p>\n
According to local media reports citing official records, Rosa’s custody status is currently listed as \u201cpending,\u201d suggesting he might be transferred again to another institution.<\/p>\n
The same documents also reveal the estimated release date for Rosa: October 5, 2048.<\/p>\n
The prison record includes an updated photograph of the teen, now with a shaved head, contrasting sharply with earlier images shared post-arrest.<\/p>\n
Plea Deal Before Trial<\/p>\n
This transfer follows months after Rosa accepted a plea deal with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, just weeks before his trial was set to begin.<\/p>\n
By pleading guilty to second-degree murder, the 15-year-old now faces 25 years in prison, followed by 20 years of probation.<\/p>\n
The agreement also mandates that after serving his time, Rosa must undergo compulsory psychological treatment, continuing throughout his supervised release.<\/p>\n
During probation, the court has prohibited him from contacting his stepfather, Frank Ramos, or his younger sister, who was present in the apartment during the crime.<\/p>\n
The Hialeah Crime that Shocked the Community<\/p>\n
In October 2023, Derek Rosa, then 13, was arrested for the fatal stabbing of his mother, Irina Garc\u00eda, in their family apartment in Hialeah.<\/p>\n
The teenager himself called 911, informing the operator of his actions.<\/p>\n
Later, during a recorded police interrogation at the Hialeah station, Rosa once again confessed to the stabbing.<\/p>\n
The case has profoundly impacted the South Florida community, not only due to Rosa’s young age but also because of the tragic circumstances surrounding the crime.<\/p>\n
With his recent transfer to a northern state prison and a projected release date in 2048, the judicial process now moves into a new phase focused on the execution of the agreed-upon sentence.<\/p>\n
Key Details About Derek Rosa’s Case<\/p>\n
What is Derek Rosa’s current prison location?<\/p>\n
Derek Rosa is currently at the Suwannee Correctional Institution in Live Oak, Florida.<\/p>\n
What sentence did Derek Rosa receive?<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.<\/p>\n
When is Derek Rosa expected to be released?<\/p>\n
His estimated release date is October 5, 2048.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The young Derek Rosa, convicted this past January for the murder of his mother in a Hialeah apartment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[18678,55639,225,227,226,76059,373,3505,76060,7917,76061,76058],"class_list":["post-158838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-department-of-corrections","tag-derek-rosa","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-irina-garca","tag-miami-dade-county","tag-probation","tag-psychological-treatment","tag-second-degree-murder","tag-south-florida-community-impact","tag-suwannee-correctional-institution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}