Reception and Medical Center
Prison in Florida, United States
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The Reception and Medical Center (RMC) is a state prison and hospital for men located in unincorporated Union County, Florida,[1] with a Lake Butler postal address. The facility was founded in 1968 as an intake and processing point for all male state prisoners and a secure medical facility.[2]
- 7765 County Road 231
Lake Butler postal address, Florida
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1,503 + 1,148 + 432 = 3,082 |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
As of 2016, the facility can house a maximum of 1,503 prisoners with a range of security levels. The nearby Reception and Medical Center, West Unit houses another 1,148 and Reception and Medical Center, Work Camp houses 432.[3]
In April 2015, two correctional officers and a third former officer were charged in a scheme to murder a former inmate, in retaliation for a fight in the RMC the previous year. All three officers were linked to the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.[4]