H. G. Cochran
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H.G. Cochran Florida Director of the Division of Corrections from 1959 to 1962. He replaced R.O. Culver and was replaced by Louie L. Wainwright
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During his tenure as director the first Transition Officers were hired to assist inmates with placement upon release, a male unit is opened at Florida
Correctional Institution, Apalachee Correctional Institution's West Unit is opened, Marion Correctional Institution and Caryville Work Camp are established, a new six-digit numbering system to identify inmates was first used, Florida State Prison
, East Unit, a new maximum security unit, was constructed in Starke, Florida
which went on to become the Florida State Prison, the official newsletter of the Florida Division of Corrections, the Correctional Compass, made its debut, and on October 1, 1961, the Division of Corrections assumed responsibility for the administration of all phases of Road Prison operation from the Florida State Road Department.
Louie L. Wainwright
Louie L. Wainwright was Secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987, more than a quarter of a century. He is most famous for being the named respondent in two U.S. Supreme Court cases: Gideon v. Wainwright in which indigents are guaranteed an attorney, and Ford v...
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During his tenure as director the first Transition Officers were hired to assist inmates with placement upon release, a male unit is opened at Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
Correctional Institution, Apalachee Correctional Institution's West Unit is opened, Marion Correctional Institution and Caryville Work Camp are established, a new six-digit numbering system to identify inmates was first used, Florida State Prison
Florida State Prison
Florida State Prison , formerly known as the Union Correctional Institution—East Unit, is a correctional institution located in unincorporated Bradford County, Florida. It is located on Florida State Road 16 right across the border from Union County. The institution opened in 1961, even though...
, East Unit, a new maximum security unit, was constructed in Starke, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
which went on to become the Florida State Prison, the official newsletter of the Florida Division of Corrections, the Correctional Compass, made its debut, and on October 1, 1961, the Division of Corrections assumed responsibility for the administration of all phases of Road Prison operation from the Florida State Road Department.