Status open Capacity 1503 + 1148 = 2651 | Security class mixed Opened 1968 | |
Location 7765 County Road 231Lake Butler, Florida Managed by | ||
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.
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.
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.
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