Suwannee Correctional Institution

Suwannee Correctional Institution
Location 5964 U.S. 90
Live Oak, Florida
Status mixed
Capacity 1505 + 1346 in Annex = 2851 total
Opened 2009
Managed by Florida Department of Corrections

The Suwannee Correctional Institution (also SCI) is a Level 7 security prison facility for adult males at Live Oak, Florida, 2 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]

The prison experienced a riot in October 2013. [4] There has been an FBI investigation after the death of a prisoner in 2014. [5]

The nearby Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex was established in 2010. It holds another 1,346 inmates at the same security levels.[6]

Notable Inmates

References

  1. ↑ Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex - Fl Dept. of Corrections
  2. ↑ Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex - Fl Dept. of Corrections
  3. ↑ Google Maps
  4. ↑ Miami Herald published 23rd Jan 2015 retrieved 23rd Sept 2017
  5. ↑ Miami Herald retrieved 23rd Sept 2017
  6. ↑ "Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

Coordinates: 30°14′16″N 82°52′06″W / 30.237740°N 82.868408°W / 30.237740; -82.868408


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