Union Correctional Institution, formerly referred to as
Florida State Prison,
Raiford Prison and
State Prison Farm is located in
unincorporated Union County,
Florida, near
Raiford. Opened in 1913, the prison underwent large scale renovation and restructure in 1961 splitting into the present day Union Correctional Institution and
Florida State Prison. The prison has a maximum capacity of 2,172 prisoners. The institution has undergone large changes, both system and structural, since the opening almost 100 years ago. State Prison Farm was well known as one of the last prisons in America to abolish
convict lease, in 1923.