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Columbia Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Columbia County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,427. Reported population: 1,041. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Columbia Correctional Institution is a state-operated prison for men located in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida. The facility, which first opened in 1992, has a mix of security levels, including community, minimum, medium, and close, with a capacity of 1,269 inmates. The Columbia Annex opened in October 2004 and can accommodate another 1,566 inmates at the same security levels. Both prisons are near the Lake City Correctional Facility, a privately run prison that also holds state inmates.
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Capacity
1,000
Current population
1,041
Occupancy
104%
Year opened
1992
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1992
Region
WI
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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World Prisons. (2026). Columbia Correctional Institution. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbia-correctional-institution
"Columbia Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbia-correctional-institution.
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