Northwest Florida Reception Center

Northwest Florida Reception Center is a state prison for men located in Chipley, Washington County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] The facility was originally known as the "Washington Correctional Institution." NWFRC opened in 1994 with a mix of security levels and a capacity of 1303.

Northwest Florida Reception Center
Location4455 Sam Mitchell Drive
Chipley, Florida
Statusmixed
Capacity1303 + 1415 = 2718
Opened1994
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

The adjacent Northwest Florida Reception Center Annex opened in 2008, and houses another 1415 inmates at the same security levels.[2]

NWFRC was described in press reports as "one of the state’s most notoriously violent prisons" as six correctional officers were arrested and charged with felony abuse against prisoners in September 2014.[3]

References
  1. "Northwest Florida Reception Center". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Northwest Florida Reception Center Annex". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. Brown, Julie K. (21 March 2015). "Culture of brutality reigned at state prison in Florida Panhandle". Miami Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.