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Mayo Correctional Institution Annex

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Mayo Correctional Institution Annex is a state prison located in Lafayette County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,345. Reported population: 1,104. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Mayo Correctional Institution Annex is a state prison for men located in Lafayette County, Florida. This facility was opened in 1984 and has a maximum capacity of 1345 prisoners. The original Mayo Correctional Institution on the same property held 1668 prisoners and was closed by the state in 2012. On June 26, 2019 two inmates were alleged to have attacked a correctional officer with improvised weapons. While responding to the assault, staff reported that another inmate may have been killed in a separate part of the institution.

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Capacity

1,345

Current population

1,104

Occupancy

82%

Year opened

1984

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1984

Region

Florida

Security level

Close

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

8784 Us Hwy 27 W, Mayo 32066

Conditions Risk Score

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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 peers
Occupancythis: 82% · peers avg: 93% (12%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1345 · peers avg: 547 (+146%)

Data completeness

74%

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"Mayo Correctional Institution Annex." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mayo-correctional-institution-annex.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-mayo-correctional-instituti,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Mayo Correctional Institution Annex},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mayo-correctional-institution-annex},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}