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Florida State Prison

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Background

Florida State Prison (FSP) is an American correctional institution located in unincorporated Bradford County, Florida, with a Raiford postal address. Opened in 1961, FSP is a close/maximum security facility operated by the Florida Department of Corrections with a capacity of 1,492 inmates. The prison contains one of Florida’s two male death row cell blocks and the state’s execution chamber, where condemned inmates are put to death by lethal injection.

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Capacity

1,460

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1961

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Florida Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1961

Region

FL

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

23916 Northwest 83rd Avenue, Raiford 32083
+1 904 368 2500
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Compared to other facilities in United States

3276 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1460 · peers avg: 1423 (+3%)

Data completeness

44%

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