Taylor Correctional Institution Explained

Prison Name:Taylor Correctional Institution
Status:open
Capacity:1301 + 1409 in Annex = 2710 total
Opened:1994

The Taylor Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Perry, Taylor County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1]

This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. Taylor first opened in 1994 and has a maximum capacity of 1301 prisoners.

The adjacent Taylor Annex opened in 2002 as a youth offender facility, then converted into a facility for adult males in 2005. It has a maximum capacity of 1409 inmates.[2]

In 2014 two correctional officers were charged with multiple felonies for ordering a Taylor inmate, David Powell, to be killed. Powell, who had threatened to expose the officers' lucrative smuggling operations, escaped two stabbings without serious injury.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taylor Correctional Institution. Florida Department of Corrections. 16 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Taylor Correctional Institution Annex. Florida Department of Corrections. 16 August 2016.
  3. News: Insiders say prison gangs and crooked guards corrupting state's prisons. 16 August 2016. News Service of Florida. Orlando Weekly. 14 September 2014.