Prison Name: | Lake City Correctional Facility |
Location: | 7906 US-90 Lake City, Florida |
Status: | mixed (male youthful offender 19–24) |
Capacity: | 894 |
Opened: | 1997 |
Managed By: | Corrections Corporation of America |
Lake City Correctional Facility is a private state prison for male youthful offenders ages 18 - 24, located in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida. It's been operated since 1997 by CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] This facility was opened in 1997 and has a maximum capacity of 894 prisoners.[2]
The facility is close to two Florida state prisons, the Columbia Correctional Institution and its Annex.