Hardee Correctional Institution

The Hardee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in unincorporated Hardee County, Florida, with a Bowling Green postal address. It is 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 offenders.

History

Hardee first opened in 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1541 prisoners.
In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary.

Notable inmates

Alfonza Smalls - Accomplice of double murderer Richard Henyard
Fred Waterfield - Cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore
James Winkles - Murderer and alleged serial killer; was transferred to and died at Union Correctional Institution