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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.
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]
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 ...
Union County was created in 1921 from part of Bradford County. It was named to honor the concept of unity. [citation needed] Union County is the location of Union Correctional Institution and the Reception and Medical Center (RMC). [3] Union CI is a maximum security prison and is home to part of Florida's Death Row.
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".
This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1]. In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. [2]
Rebecca Westfield was pronounced dead at 5:25 a.m. May 7 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital after being transported from the Richland County Jail.
The Detroit House of Corrections was transferred to the state in 1986, renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility, and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure. It eventually closed in December 2004 and all inmates and staff were transferred to the Huron Valley Complex in Ypsilanti.