Gulf Correctional Institution
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Background
The Gulf Correctional Institution (GULCI) is a state prison for men located in Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. With a mix of security levels including minimum, medium, and close, this facility was opened in 1992 and has a maximum capacity of 1,411 prisoners. The Gulf Annex opened in May 1999, and holds another 720 inmates at the same security level. It was rendered temporarily uninhabitable by Hurricane Michael in October 2018. It reopened at the end of 2024.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1992
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Florida Department of Corrections
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1992
Region
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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
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
24%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.