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Lowell Correctional Institution
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Lowell Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Marion County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,456. Reported population: 924. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,456
Current population
924
Occupancy
63%
Year opened
1956
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1956
Region
Florida
Security level
Close
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
abuse by staff. FDOC has documented and been aware of a pattern or practice of staff sexual enabled corrections officers and other staff to continue to sexually abuse Lowell prisoners. the present, Lowell sergeants, corrections officers, and other staff have committed notorious acts arrested and charged with sexual misconduct after he admitted to engaging in oral sex with a This recent staff arrest is not an isolated incident. The Department identified evidence allegations of staff sexual abuse.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
[doj-cripa 2020-01-01 — Lowell Correctional Institution, Ocala, FL (Florida)] Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), fails to keep prisoners at Lowell safe from sexual abuse by staff. FDOC has documented and been aware of a pattern or practice of staff sexual abuse of Lowell prisoners since at least 2006. Despite being on notice of this sexual abuse, FDOC and Lowell failed to take timely action to remedy the systemic problems that have enabled corrections officers and other staff to continue to sexually abuse Lowell prisoners. As documented in this Notice, Lowell prisoners have suffered harm from sexual abuse and are at substantial risk of serious harm because existing systems discourage prisoners from reporting sexual abuse and fail to effectively detect and deter sexual abuse.
Notable inmates
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Tiffany Cole1981On July 8, 2005, American married couple Carol and Reggie Sumner, both 61, were robbed, abducted and murdered by four acquaintances: Alan Wade (18), Michael Jackson (23), Tiffany Cole (23), and Bruce Nixon (18).
Marie Dean Arrington1933–2014Marie Dean Arrington (August 8, 1933 â May 10, 2014) was an American criminal.
- Tiffany Cole1981
On July 8, 2005, American married couple Carol and Reggie Sumner, both 61, were robbed, abducted and murdered by four acquaintances: Alan Wade (18), Michael Jackson (23), Tiffany Cole (23), and Bruce Nixon (18).
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Documented human-rights cases
- Lowell Correctional Institution, Ocala, FL (Florida)2020-01-01 · Eighth Amendment / Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution) â CRIPA · allegation
Named subject of CRIPA investigation
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
84%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
- 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 (Q12203187)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Lowell Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lowell-correctional-institution
"Lowell Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lowell-correctional-institution.
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