Marion Correctional Institution (Florida)

Marion Correctional Institution
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Location3269 NW 105th Street
Ocala, Florida 34475-1328 U.S.A.
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1324
Opened1976
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

Marion Correctional Institution is a state prison for men in unincorporated Marion County, Florida,[1] near Ocala. It is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[2] The facility houses a maximum of 1324 inmates at a mix of security levels. It stands near to Florida's Florida Women's Reception Center and Lowell Correctional Institution, both women's facilities.

Notable Inmates

Inmate Name Florida DC Number Status Details
William David Brown, Jr. H34171 Serving a life sentence without parole. Perpetrator of the 2007 Murder of Ryan Skipper in which Brown and another man, Joseph Bearden, stabbed Skipper to death.[3][4][5]
Rod Ferrell 124473 Serving a life sentence without parole. "Vampire Killer"

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marion County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 16 (PDF p. 17/64). Retrieved 2022-08-13. Marion Correctional Instn
  2. ^ "Marion Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2 Indicted In Slaying Of Polk Man". The Ledger. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ "Ryan Skipper Murder Trial: Suspect guilty of 1st degree murder". wtsp.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "2nd person convicted in killing of gay man". 4 November 2009.

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