Central Florida Reception Center

The Central Florida Reception Center is a state prison for men located in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, which is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.[1] This facility was opened in 1988 (as the Orange Correctional Institution) and has a maximum capacity of 1659 prisoners, at a mix of security levels, as an inmate intake and processing center.

Central Florida Reception Center
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Location7000 H C Kelley Road
Orlando, Florida
Coordinates28°27′07″N 81°09′38″W / 28.4519°N 81.1606°W / 28.4519; -81.1606
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1659 + 1407 = 3066
Opened1988
Managed byFlorida Department of Corrections

The Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit is an adjacent state prison for men with capacity for another 1407 prisoners. [2]

Notable Inmates

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Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Shawn Tyson 154908 Sentenced to life 2 times, once in 2012, and in 2016 as well.[3][4] Convicted of the 2011 murders of James Kouzaris and James Cooper, two British tourists.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Florida Reception Center". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Luscombe, Richard (2012-03-28). "Shawn Tyson gets life sentence for murdering British tourists in Florida". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Shawn Tyson re-sentenced over tourist murders". BBC News. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ "Missteps let youth go free before tourist slayings". NBC News. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ "Boy charged with Florida murders". The Independent. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ "Trial gets started for teen in Sarasota in killing of two British tourists". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  8. ^ "US teen guilty of murdering 2 British tourists". NBC News. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.