| Location | 6901 FL-62 Bowling Green, Florida |
|---|---|
| Status | mixed |
| Capacity | 1541 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
The Hardee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Bowling Green, Hardee County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders.
History
Hardee first opened in 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1541 prisoners.
In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary. [2]
Notable inmates
- Alfonza Smalls (born 1978) - Accomplice of double murderer Richard Henyard[3]
- Fred Waterfield (born 1952) - Cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore[4][5]
- James Winkles (1940–2010) - Murderer and alleged serial killer; was transferred to and died at Union Correctional Institution[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Hardee Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ Nicole Kalil, Seminary Graduation For Inmates At Hardee Correctional, flbaptist.org, USA, March 25, 2019
- ↑ https://fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=458731&TypeSearch=AI
- ↑ https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/convicted-killer-gore-accomplice-waterfield-transferred-to-hardee-county-prison-ep-382502058-343209422.html/
- ↑ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2013/09/02/family-killing-cousin-tries-to/31852381007/
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/104592299/james-winkles/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170520/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2010/09/12/inmate-dies-awaiting-execution/
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