The Charlotte Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in
Punta Gorda,
Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. Its county seat is Punta Gorda.
Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which 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 prisoners. Charlotte first opened in 1989 and has a maximum capacity of 1291 prisoners.
A 2015 grand jury report delivered a "blistering and graphic rebuke" to the department for the beating death of Charlotte inmate Matthew Walker on April 11, 2014 at the hands of guards. Reporters John Hackworth and Brian Gleason of
Sun Coast Media Group were awarded the 2016
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style ...
for their reporting on Walker's death.
Inmate Robert Peterkin was found dead on June 4, 2015, in circumstances that officials refused to explain to his family. Inmate Quonta Howard was found dead on August 4, 2015. His death became the seventh ongoing criminal investigation at CCI.
Notable Inmates
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Tony Ables -
serial killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A
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Lionel Tate - murderer and the youngest person in U.S history to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
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Terrence Graham - former burglar who won a Supreme Court case that banned juvenile life without parole for non homicide offenses.
Sources
{{State prisons in Florida
Prisons in Florida
Buildings and structures in Charlotte County, Florida
1989 establishments in Florida