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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.
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 Institution). The facility, a part of the Florida Department of Corrections, is located on State Road 16 right across the border from Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even ...
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]
Inmates say life behind bars is deplorable. Molding food, improper portions and sauna-like temperatures in the cells make living unbearable, they say.
The report details the dire condition of over a third of our correctional facilities and points to a future where our ability to ensure safety and security is compromised. Staffing shortages, with ...
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The Raiford area includes Union Correctional Institution (UCI) in unincorporated Union County, [13] as well as Florida State Prison (FSP), right across the Bradford County line, [14] the two institutions having originally been one. UCI was the state's first prison, and was originally called "Florida State Prison".
In a news release announcing the groundbreaking for the prisons, Slattery called the new facilities “the future of American corrections.” Among the new Correctional Services Corp. prisons was the Pahokee Youth Development Center, which sat in the middle of sugarcane fields in a rural, swampy part of the state northwest of Miami.