Taylor Correctional Institution
{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name = Taylor Correctional Institution
| image = Taylor Correctional Institution Work Camp.jpg
| caption = TCI Work Camp
| location = 8501 Hampton Springs Road
Perry, Florida
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| status = open
| classification =
| capacity = 1301 + 1409 in Annex = 2710 total
| opened = 1994
| closed =
| managed_by = Florida Department of Corrections
| director =
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The Taylor Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Taylor County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.{{cite web|title=Taylor Correctional Institution|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region1/218.html|website=Florida Department of Corrections|accessdate=16 August 2016}}
This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders. Taylor first opened in 1994 and has a maximum capacity of 1301 prisoners.
The adjacent Taylor Annex opened in 2002 as a youth offender facility, then converted into a facility for adult males in 2005. It has a maximum capacity of 1409 inmates.{{cite web|title=Taylor Correctional Institution Annex|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region1/224.html|website=Florida Department of Corrections|accessdate=16 August 2016}}
Incidents
In 2014 two correctional officers were charged with multiple felonies for ordering a Taylor inmate, David Powell, to be killed. Powell, who had threatened to expose the officers' lucrative smuggling operations, escaped two stabbings without serious injury.{{cite news|title=Insiders say prison gangs and crooked guards corrupting state's prisons|url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2014/09/24/insiders-say-prison-gangs-and-crooked-guards-corrupting-states-prisons|accessdate=16 August 2016|agency=News Service of Florida|publisher=Orlando Weekly|date=14 September 2014}}
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