Mayo Correctional Institution Annex Explained

Prison Name:Mayo Correctional Institution Annex
Status:mixed
Capacity:1345
Opened:1984

The Mayo Correctional Institution Annex is a state prison for men located in Mayo, Lafayette County, Florida.[1] This facility was opened in 1984 and has a maximum capacity of 1345 prisoners.

The original Mayo Correctional Institution on the same property held 1668 prisoners [2] and was closed by the state in 2012. On June 26, 2019 two inmates were alleged to have attacked a correctional officer with improvised weapons. While responding to the assault, staff reported that another inmate may have been killed in a separate part of the institution. The officer who was allegedly attacked was expected to survive. The officer who was attacked did survive and in January of 2021 was attacked by a different inmate suffering several stab wounds again. He also survived this incident.[3]

Notable Inmates

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Jose Luis Del Toro Jr. 166041Serving a life sentence.Perpetrator of the 1997 Murder of Sheila Bellush in which he was hired by Bellush's ex-husband Allen Blackthorne to kill her.[4] [5] [6]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayo Correctional Institution Annex. Florida Department of Corrections. 2 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Mayo Correctional Institution. Florida Department of Corrections. 2 August 2016.
  3. News: Klas. Mary Ellen. The ‘cannibalizing’ of Florida’s prison system. 3 August 2016. Miami Herald. 28 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Millionaire Convicted in Wife's Murder . 2024-01-23 . ABC News . en.
  5. Web site: 2000-07-06 . Texas Man Guilty In Murder-For-Hire - CBS News . 2024-01-23 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Archives . L. A. Times . 2000-07-07 . Texas Millionaire Found Guilty in Plot to Kill Ex-Wife . 2024-01-23 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.