Hardee Correctional Institution

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. This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses adult male offenders.

History
Hardee first opened in 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1541 prisoners.

In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary.

Notable inmates

 * Alfonza Smalls (born 1978) - Accomplice of double murderer Richard Henyard
 * Fred Waterfield (born 1952) - Cousin and accomplice of serial killer David Alan Gore
 * James Winkles (1940–2010) - Murderer and alleged serial killer; was transferred to and died at Union Correctional Institution