Hardee Correctional Institution

Hardee Correctional Institution
HARCI overhead view
Interactive map of Hardee Correctional Institution
Location
  • 6901 State Road 62
    Bowling Green, Florida
    33834-9505
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, medium, and close
Capacity1,746 = 1,438 (main unit) + 308 (work camp)
Population1,727 = 1,429 (main unit) + 298 (work camp) (February 2023)
Opened1991
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections
WardenThomas Sager
Websitehttps://www.fdc.myflorida.com/institutions/institutions-list/501

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.

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ Geography Division (April 13, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hardee County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/33). Retrieved 2025-04-10. Hardee Correctional Instn
  2. ↑ "Hardee Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Russell, Lorie (April 12, 1991). "Prison gates to open". The Tampa Tribune. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "CMA: HARDEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION" (PDF). flcma.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  5. ↑ Nicole Kalil, Seminary Graduation For Inmates At Hardee Correctional, flbaptist.org, USA, March 25, 2019
  6. ↑ "Inmate Population Information Detail". pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com. Archived from the original on 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Inmate Population Information Detail". fdc.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Convicted killer, Gore accomplice Waterfield transferred to Hardee County prison". www.tcpalm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Family of 'Killing Cousin' tries to get him out". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  10. ↑ "James Winkles". The Tampa Tribune. 1983-09-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  11. ↑ "INMATE DIES AWAITING EXECUTION". 2022-09-20. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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