Okeechobee Correctional Institution

Okeechobee Correctional Institution
Interactive map of Okeechobee Correctional Institution
Location
Statusmixed
Capacity1632
Opened1995
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

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 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

Current
Former
  • Michael Woodbury, who was serving three life sentences for a 2007 New Hampshire triple murder under a interstate compact order, before he was transferred to death row for the 2017 killing of Antoneeze Haynes at the Okeechobee Correctional Institution.[5][6]
  • Pedro Bravo - Murdered University of Florida student Christian Aguilar in September 2012.[7][8] Bravo died in prison in March 2025.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Okeechobee County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 15 (PDF p. 16/31). Retrieved 2025-04-10. Okeechobee Correctional Instn
  2. ↑ "Okeechobee Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Inmate Population Information Detail".
  4. ↑ "Convicted killer, Gore accomplice Waterfield transferred to Hardee County prison".
  5. ↑ "Convicted murderer pleads guilty to prison murder". Lake Okeechobee News. May 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Conway spree killer Michael Woodbury sentenced to death in Fla". New Hampshire Union Leader. July 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Convicted killer of college student speaks out following new developments in case". ABC News.
  8. ↑ "Inmate Population Information List".
  9. ↑ "Former Florida student schemed to overturn his conviction in friend's 2012 murder". ABC News. June 20, 2025.

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