Vincent “Vent” Crawford
Vincent “Vent” Crawford has been elected as the next sheriff of Hardee County. The Hardee County native won the Republican primary election for a spot on the general election ballot. Five candidates ran in the universal primary to replace Arnold Lanier as the next sheriff.

level VI
Hardee Correctional Institution is located in Bowling Green Florida. It is a level VI facility that houses about 1,540 adult male inmates of varying custody levels. Many services are offered through the Chaplaincy Service at this facility.

Hardee County
The Hardee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Bowling Green, Hardee County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections….Hardee Correctional Institution.

Sheriff Vent Crawford
Sheriff Vent Crawford Vent Crawford is a lifelong resident of Hardee County.

143 facilities
The Department has 143 facilities statewide, including 50 correctional institutions, seven private partner facilities, 16 annexes, 33 work camps, three re-entry centers, 12 FDC operated work release centers, 18 private work release centers, two road prisons, one forestry camp and one basic training camp.

With the three main prisons closing — Cross City, Baker and New River correctional institutions, all in north Florida, as the Miami Herald first reported — and five community release centers Walker said officials plan to close, FDC will be down more than 12,000 total prison beds compared to months ago.

The Florida Department of Corrections has 143 facilities statewide, including 43 major institutions, 33 work camps, 15 Annexes, 20 work release centers and 6 road prisons/forestry camps. It has more than 23,000 employees, about three-quarters of whom are either certified corrections officers or probation officers.

Baker Correctional Institution and Bradford County’s New River Correctional Institution will temporarily close, and Cross City Correctional Institution, which was already evacuated because of flooding, will remain empty, FDC said. All FDC employees will be temporarily reassigned to a neighboring institution.

The first logical step to search inmates in Florida is to check the Florida Department of Corrections website. On the homepage, you can search for an inmate by first and last name and Department of Corrections number.

Visit the website of the prison where the individual is being housed and look for a tab or link that says “search for inmates,” or something similar. Fill in the required information (typically the name of the inmate). The search should return the inmate’s booking number.

The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system and one of the lowest paid in the United States. It is the largest agency administered by the State of Florida, with a budget of $2.4 billion, over 95,000 inmates incarcerated and another 115,000+ offenders on some type…