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  2. Union Correctional Institution - Wikipedia

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    The East Unit became a separate institution in July 1972, renamed Florida State Prison. The original prison site became known as Union Correctional Institution. In 1983, a Corrections Officer was stabbed to death by two inmates. [6] A new Death Row was constructed in 1992, coinciding with the relocation of inmates from the State Prison next ...

  3. Florida State Prison - Wikipedia

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    Florida State Prison (FSP), otherwise known as Raiford Prison, is a correctional institution located in unincorporated Bradford County, Florida, [1] with a Raiford postal address. [2] It was formerly known as the "Florida State Prison-East Unit" as it was originally part of Florida State Prison near Raiford (now known as Union Correctional ...

  4. Raiford, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The first Florida State Prison was established in the Raiford area. The are around the town is the site of three prisons. Union Correctional Institution holds the state death row for men. The Town of Raiford has a Masonic lodge, Raiford Lodge #82, under the jurisdiction of The Grand Lodge of Florida. The non-prisoner population was 224 at the ...

  5. List of Florida state prisons - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Department of Corrections [1] is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I [2] is the panhandle area, Region II [3] is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III [4] consist of central Florida and Region IV which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.

  6. John Spenkelink - Wikipedia

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    John Arthur Spenkelink (March 29, 1949 – May 25, 1979) was an American convicted murderer. He was executed in 1979, the first convicted criminal to be executed in Florida after capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, and the second (after Gary Gilmore) in the United States.

  7. John Marek (murderer) - Wikipedia

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    On July 16, the Florida Supreme Court lifted the stay of execution with Charlie Crist shortly afterwards setting the date of execution to August 19, 2009, at 6 p.m. inside Florida State Prison. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Marek's attorney filed a motion claiming there was a new witness attesting that Marek did not kill Simmons.

  8. Allen Lee Davis - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, the state of Florida heard a petition from Thomas Harrison Provenzano, another death row inmate, arguing that the electric chair was a "cruel and unusual punishment", with Davis' execution cited as an example of an inhumane death. [10] As of 2024, Davis was the last Florida

  9. Paul Jennings Hill - Wikipedia

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    Paul Hill was born in Miami, Florida, on February 6, 1954, to Oscar Jennings Hill, an airline pilot, and his wife Louise.He was raised in Coral Gables, Florida.At the age of 17, Hill was charged with the assault of his father when his parents attempted to get him treatment for his drug problem.