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Lawtey Correctional Institution
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Lawtey Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Bradford County, Florida. Rated capacity: 832. Reported population: 800. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Lawtey Correctional Institution (also LCI) is a Level 3 security prison facility for adult males in Lawtey, Florida, U.S.A. The facility was established in 1973 as a Community Vocational Center Housing for work release inmates. In 1977 it switched to a major institution housing for adult male inmates. In 2004, the Correctional Institution became a male Faith- and Character-Based Institution (FCBI). The Dinsmore Work Release Center, the Bridges of Jacksonville Work Release Center, and the Shisa East Work Release Center are today under the supervision of LCI. The total staff in 2012 was 237 and has a maximum inmate capacity of 832.
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Capacity
832
Current population
800
Occupancy
96%
Year opened
1973
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1973
Region
Florida
Security level
Medium
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
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
0/100
Low concern0/100
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersOccupancythis: 96% · peers avg: 93% (+4%)
Capacity (beds)this: 832 · peers avg: 547 (+52%)
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Florida — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q17016456)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Lawtey Correctional Institution. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawtey-correctional-institution
Chicago
"Lawtey Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawtey-correctional-institution.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lawtey-correctional-institu,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Lawtey Correctional Institution},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawtey-correctional-institution},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}