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Hardee Correctional Institution
State prison in Bowling Green, Florida, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hardee Correctional Institution 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.
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History
Hardee first opened in 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1541 prisoners.
In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary. [3]
Notable inmates
- Alfonza Smalls (born 1978) - Accomplice of double murderer Richard Henyard[4]
- Fred Waterfield (born 1952) - Cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore[5][6]
- James Winkles (1940–2010) - Murderer and alleged serial killer; was transferred to and died at Union Correctional Institution[7][8]
References
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