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The Franklin Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Carrabelle, Franklin County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [1] Franklin has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders.
When Lowell Correctional Institution opened in 1956 as the Florida Correctional Institution, it housed the female death row. [14] The prison now known as Florida State Prison opened in 1961 as the East Annex; at the time of opening it began to house the execution chamber. [15]
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".
The Florida Department of Corrections is considering reducing inmate visitation by half at facilities that are short-staffed or face other strains. That rule change is among 11 that the agency is ...
Inmates say life behind bars is deplorable. Molding food, improper portions and sauna-like temperatures in the cells make living unbearable, they say.
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In January 2014, the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Chris Epps, terminated the state conjugal program. [40] New Mexico announced it was also ending its program in May 2014. [42] In June 2007, the California Department of Corrections announced it would allow same-sex conjugal visits. The policy was enacted to comply with a ...
In a written statement, Glady, the FDC communications director said: “Lowell Correctional Institution (CI) houses more than 2,000 inmates with a mission to provide for the care and custody of ...