Taylor Correctional Institution

The Taylor Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Perry, Taylor County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1]

Taylor Correctional Institution
Location8501 Hampton Springs Road
Perry, Florida
Statusopen
Capacity1301 + 1409 in Annex = 2710 total
Opened1994
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. Taylor first opened in 1994 and has a maximum capacity of 1301 prisoners.

The adjacent Taylor Annex opened in 2002 as a youth offender facility, then converted into a facility for adult males in 2005. It has a maximum capacity of 1409 inmates.[2]

In 2014 two correctional officers were charged with multiple felonies for ordering a Taylor inmate, David Powell, to be killed. Powell, who had threatened to expose the officers' lucrative smuggling operations, escaped two stabbings without serious injury.[3]

References
  1. "Taylor Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Taylor Correctional Institution Annex". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Insiders say prison gangs and crooked guards corrupting state's prisons". Orlando Weekly. News Service of Florida. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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