Hardee Correctional Institution
State prison in Bowling Green, Florida, US
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The Hardee Correctional Institution (HARCI) is a state prison for men located in unincorporated Hardee County, Florida,[1] with a Bowling Green postal address. It is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[2] This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders.
Location
- 6901 State Road 62
Bowling Green, Florida
33834-9505
StatusOperational
SecurityclassMinimum, medium, and close
Capacity1,746 = 1,438 (main unit) + 308 (work camp)
HARCI overhead view | |
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| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum, medium, and close |
| Capacity | 1,746 = 1,438 (main unit) + 308 (work camp) |
| Population | 1,727 = 1,429 (main unit) + 298 (work camp) (February 2023) |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Thomas Sager |
| Website | https://www.fdc.myflorida.com/institutions/institutions-list/501 |
History
Hardee first opened in April 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1,746 inmates.[3][4]
In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary. [5]
Notable inmates
| Name | Known for | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Amato | Convicted of a familicide in 2019 | [6] | |
| Alfonza Smalls | Accomplice of double murderer Richard Henyard | [7] | |
| Fred Waterfield | Cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore | [8][9] | |
| James Winkles | Murderer and alleged serial killer | Transferred to and died at Union Correctional Institution | [10][11] |