Columbia Correctional Institution (Florida)
| Location |
216 S.E. Corrections Way Lake City, Florida |
|---|---|
| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1427, another 1566 in Annex, 2993 total |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
The Columbia Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida. The facility first opened in 1992, has a mix of security levels including community, minimum, medium, and close, and has a capacity of 1427 inmates. [1]
The Columbia Annex opened in October 2004 and holds another 1,566 inmates at the same security levels.[2] Both prisons are near the Lake City Correctional Facility, a privately run prison that also holds state inmates.
In March 2012 a Columbia correctional officer named Sgt. Ruben Thomas was stabbed to death by an inmate.[3] In April 2016 a correctional officer received stab wounds from a prisoner, and the next morning a schizophrenic inmate being held in protective custody was found dead. [4]
Notable Inmates
- Jonathan Silva - Found guilty of first-degree murder for the murder of his friend Jerry Lee Alley. The story was profiled on A&E's Killer Kids.
References
- ↑ "Columbia Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Columbia Correctional Institution Annex". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Chad (19 March 2012). "Columbia Correctional officer stabbed to death". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Death of mentally ill inmate at Florida prison under investigation". Bradenton Herald. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
Coordinates: 30°11′36″N 82°30′09″W / 30.193253°N 82.502416°W
