Suwannee Correctional Institution Explained

Prison Name:Suwannee Correctional Institution
Location:5964 U.S. 90
Live Oak, Florida
Status:mixed
Capacity:1505 + 1346 in Annex = 2851 total
Opened:2009

The Suwannee Correctional Institution (also SUWCI) is a Level 6 security prison facility for adult males at Live Oak, Florida, two miles west of Wellborn. The camp was established in 2009. The total staff is 724 (as of April 13, 2014) and it has a capacity of 1,505 prisoners.[1] [2] [3] There was an FBI investigation after the death of a prisoner in 2014.[4]

The nearby Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex was established in 2010. It holds another 1,346 inmates at the same security level.[5]

Notable inmates

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region2/230.html Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex - Fl Dept. of Corrections
  2. http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region2/231.html Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex - Fl Dept. of Corrections
  3. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Suwannee+Correctional+Institution/@30.237666,-82.868237,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xb60cec083f23f9ed Google Maps
  4. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/article1974747.html Miami Herald retrieved 23rd Sept 2017
  5. Web site: Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex. Florida Department of Corrections. 4 August 2016.
  6. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2003/01/18/murderer-gets-3-life-sentences-after-2-years/