Status mixed Capacity 1,291 | Phone +1 941-833-2300 Opened 1989 | |
Location 33123 Oil Well Road
Punta Gorda, Florida Managed by Florida Department of Corrections Address 33123 Oil Well Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33955, USA Similar Charlotte County Jail, Lee County Jail, Lee County Probation Departme, Dept of Juvenile Justice, Charlotte County Probation | ||
The Charlotte Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male prisoners. Charlotte first opened in 1989 and has a maximum capacity of 1291 prisoners.
A 2015 grand jury report delivered a "blistering and graphic rebuke" to the department for the beating death of Charlotte inmate Matthew Walker on April 11, 2014 at the hands of guards. Reporters John Hackworth and Brian Gleason of Sun Newspapers, Charlotte Harbor, Florida were awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for their reporting on Walker's death.
Inmate Robert Peterkin was found dead on June 4, 2015, in circumstances that officials refused to explain to his family. Inmate Quonta Howard was found dead on August 4, 2015. His death became the seventh ongoing criminal investigation at CCI.