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With the ever-growing inmate population of Jacksonville, Florida, the prison had to expand its facilities. In 1976, the "B" Wing was constructed to add to the men's unit. In 1985, the "D" Wing was added to the women's division which was known as the "C" Wing. The North Unit was constructed in 1989, to replace the original "A" and "B" wings.
Privately operated prisons in Florida are called "Correctional Facilities" (for example, Lake City Correctional Facility) while state operated facilities are called "Correctional Institutions" (i.e. Union Correctional Institution). Florida State Prison is the only facility in the state officially titled a "Prison". [citation needed]
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Florida taxpayers pay more to maintain ineffective and outdated prison system
Florida administers executions by electric chair or lethal injection. The three-legged electric chair was constructed from oak by Department of Corrections personnel in 1998 and was installed at Florida State Prison in Starke in 1999. The executioner is a private citizen who is paid $150 per execution.
It was quiet outside Florida State Prison Wednesday afternoon just before 1 p.m. ET as the state prepared to execute Darryl Barwick, the third Florida prisoner to be executed in three months.
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The Union Correctional Institution, formerly referred to as Florida State Prison, and also commonly known as Raiford Prison is a Florida Department of Corrections state prison located in unincorporated Union County, Florida, [1] near Raiford. [2] Since it first opened in 1913, the prison has been expanded and restructured many times.