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Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit

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Background

The Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit, is a state prison for men located in Sneads, Jackson County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. Apalachee Correctional Institution East Unit first opened in 1949 and has a maximum capacity of 1,849 prisoners. In the early 1980s, less than a mile away from Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit, its sister/satellite institution, Apalachee Correctional Institution, West Unit, opened up; it was previously a prison labor camp run by the Florida Department of Mental Health.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1949

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Florida Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1949

Region

FL

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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