Central Florida Reception Center Explained

Prison Name:Central Florida Reception Center
Coordinates:28.4519°N -81.1606°W
Status:open
Classification:mixed
Capacity:1659 + 1407 = 3066
Opened:1988
Managed By:Florida Department of Corrections

The Central Florida Reception Center is a state prison for men located in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, which is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] This facility was opened in 1988 (as the Orange Correctional Institution) and has a maximum capacity of 1659 prisoners, at a mix of security levels, as an inmate intake and processing center.

The Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit is an adjacent state prison for men with capacity for another 1407 prisoners. [2]

Notable Inmates

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Shawn Tyson154908Sentenced to life 2 times, once in 2012, and in 2016 as well.[3] [4] Convicted of the 2011 murders of James Kouzaris and James Cooper, two British tourists.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Florida Reception Center. Florida Department of Corrections. 13 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit. Florida Department of Corrections. 13 August 2016.
  3. News: Luscombe . Richard . 2012-03-28 . Shawn Tyson gets life sentence for murdering British tourists in Florida . 2024-02-08 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  4. News: 2016-06-16 . Shawn Tyson re-sentenced over tourist murders . 2024-02-08 . BBC News . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2011-04-22 . Missteps let youth go free before tourist slayings . 2024-02-08 . NBC News . en.
  6. Web site: 2011-05-04 . Boy charged with Florida murders . 2024-02-08 . The Independent . en.
  7. Web site: Trial gets started for teen in Sarasota in killing of two British tourists . 2024-02-08 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  8. Web site: 2012-03-28 . US teen guilty of murdering 2 British tourists . 2024-02-08 . NBC News . en.