Okeechobee Correctional Institution

The Okeechobee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in unincorporated Okeechobee County, Florida, with an Okeechobee postal address.^[1] It is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.^[2]

Okeechobee Correctional Institution

Location	3420 NE 168th Street Okeechobee, Florida postal address
Status	mixed
Capacity	1632
Opened	1995
Managed by	Florida Department of Corrections

Okeechobee has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. The facility first opened in 1995 and has a maximum capacity of 1632 prisoners.

Notable inmates

• Donald Semenec (born 1975), One of several participants in the murder of Bobby Kent.^[3]
• Fred Waterfield (born 1952), The cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore. He was later transferred to Hardee Correctional Institution.^[4]
• Pedro Bravo - Murdered University of Florida student Christian Aguilar in September 2012.^[5][6]