Reception and Medical Center
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| Location | 7765 County Road 231 Lake Butler, Florida |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1503 + 1148 = 2651 |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Corrections |
The Reception and Medical Center is a state prison and hospital for men located in Lake Butler, Union County, Florida. The facility was founded in 1968 as an intake and processing point for all male state prisoners, and a secure medical facility.[1]
As of 2016 the facility can house a maximum of 1503 prisoners with a range of security levels. The nearby Reception and Medical Center, West Unit houses another 1148.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Reception and Medical Center". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Reception and Medical Center (RMC), West Unit". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Larabee, Brandon (6 April 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 16 August 2016.
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