Reception and Medical Center

Reception and Medical Center
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Location7765 County Road 231
Lake Butler postal address, Florida
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1,503 + 1,148 + 432 = 3,082
Opened1968
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

The Reception and Medical Center (RMC) is a state prison and hospital for men located in unincorporated Union County, Florida,[1] with a Lake Butler postal address. The facility was founded in 1968 as an intake and processing point for all male state prisoners and a secure medical facility.[2]

As of 2016, the facility can house a maximum of 1,503 prisoners with a range of security levels. The nearby Reception and Medical Center, West Unit houses another 1,148 and Reception and Medical Center, Work Camp houses 432.[3]

In April 2015, two correctional officers and a third former officer were charged in a scheme to murder a former inmate, in retaliation for a fight in the RMC the previous year. All three officers were linked to the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.[4]

Notable inmates

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Union County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 9-10 (PDF pp. 11/13). Retrieved November 22, 2024. Reception and Medical Center Main Unit[...]Reception and Medical Center West Unit [page 9] Reception and Medical Center Work Cp [page 10]
  2. ^ "Reception and Medical Center". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Reception and Medical Center (RMC), West Unit". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Larabee, Brandon (April 6, 2015). "Two Florida prison guards who are members of the KKK arrested for alleged plot to kill a former inmate". Orlando Weekly. News Service of Florida. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

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