Florida State Prison (
FSP), formerly known as the "Florida State Prison-East Unit" as it was originally part of Florida State Prison in
Raiford, Florida (now known as
Union Correctional Institution), is a
correctional institution located in
unincorporated Bradford County, Florida. The facility, a part of the
Florida Department of Corrections, is located on
State Road 16 right across the border from Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though construction was not completed until 1968. With a maximum population of over 1,400 inmates, FSP is one of the largest prisons in the state. FSP houses one of the state's three
death row cell blocks, and the state's
execution chamber.
Union Correctional Institution also houses male death row inmates while
Lowell Annex houses female death row inmates.