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Liberty Correctional Institution Overview

Liberty Correctional Institution is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections at 11064 NW Dempsey Barron Road, Bristol. It is an adult male state prison, which means it holds men who have been sentenced and committed to state custody, not people awaiting trial in the county jail. Its records live in the state Corrections Offender Network, not in the sheriff's jail records. The warden listed on the state facility page is Charles Driggers.

The state facility page gives the institution a rated capacity of 2,113 and lists satellite units named Quincy Annex and Liberty South Unit. A 2020 federal-standards audit described a Main Unit and a South Unit with mixed custody levels and a 40-acre main compound with a double perimeter fence, intrusion detection, and observation towers. A look at the official state page shows the capacity, programs, and contact detail.

The FDC Liberty Correctional Institution page lists the prison's capacity, warden, and programs.

That page is the authoritative source for the prison, and it makes clear this is a state institution rather than a county jail.

Liberty Correctional Institution Capacity and Population

The state facility page lists a rated capacity of 2,113 for Liberty Correctional Institution. A 2020 federal-standards audit reported an average daily population of 2,075 for the 12 months before the audit, with 1,714 present on the first day of the audit. These are state figures for sentenced prisoners and should not be combined with the county jail count, which covers a separate population.

The institution houses adult men only and is not designated a youthful-offender facility. Its custody mix runs from close down to community custody across the Main Unit, South Unit, and Quincy Annex, according to the audit description.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Liberty Correctional Institution

Use the statewide corrections locator for this prison, not the county jail process. The Florida Department of Corrections offender search is free and needs no login. Search by last name or by the six-character DC number, which is the state's primary identifier.

1. Open the FDC inmate population search.
2. Search by last name, first name, or DC number.
3. Confirm the current facility on the profile reads Liberty C.I. or a listed satellite unit.
4. Open the profile for the photo, custody level, release date, and sentence history.

The state search updates inmate information and photos weekly, while release dates and location changes update nightly. A profile can show a photo, the DC number, the current facility, custody level, release date, sentence history, visitation status, and a VINELink registration link.

Liberty Correctional Institution Address and Contact

The prison publishes a single official address and phone, along with directions from the interstate. Visiting hours listed on the state page are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

Drivers from Interstate 10 use Exit 174, take State Road 12 south about 3 miles to the caution light in Greensboro, turn left while staying on SR-12, continue west about 10 miles to County Road 1641 and Dempsey Barron Road, turn left, and reach the institution 3 miles on the left.

Visiting Someone at Liberty Correctional Institution

State prison visits work differently from county jail visits. Visitors must be approved before they can come, and an application is required for anyone age 12 or older. The state says processing takes about 30 days, and a weekly scheduling form must be completed before a visit. A look at the state visiting page shows the application and scheduling rules.

The FDC visiting information page sets out the approval and scheduling process.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Liberty Correctional Institution

The state runs centralized rules for mail, phone, and deposits. Routine inmate mail is processed electronically through a central facility, and legal mail follows a separate rule that, since September 15, 2025, requires an attorney registration number and a legal-mail tracking number or the mail is returned unopened. Money is sent through Correct Pay, the state's money-transfer provider since May 1, 2024. A look at the state contact page shows the mail and phone options.

The FDC contact-an-inmate page explains mail, phone, and publication rules.

Reception and Classification

People do not get booked into a state prison off the street the way they do at a county jail. After a Liberty County felony case ends in a state sentence, the person is processed into Florida Department of Corrections custody, assigned a DC number, and classified by custody level before placement. Someone who moves from the Liberty County jail to state prison will stop appearing in the local jail process and instead show up in the state offender network. The custody level set during classification shapes housing, program access, and visitation eligibility.

Programs at Liberty Correctional Institution

For a rural prison, the institution runs a deep program list, drawn from the state facility page. These programs shape custody reviews and reentry, and they span several categories.

• Academic work, including adult basic education, a GED program, and an Ashland University associate and bachelor degree program.
• Vocational training in applied information technology at the South Unit, culinary work at Quincy Annex, masonry at the Main Unit, wastewater treatment, and welding.
• Substance-abuse and faith programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery Inside, and faith and character based programming.
• Institutional-betterment options like anger and stress management, a law library, a peer-to-peer dorm, and a small business class.
• PRIDE work assignments in administration, maintenance, and scanning and imaging.

Oversight and Recent Reports

The institution is watched by state oversight bodies, which gives a dated record of conditions without turning into rumor. The Florida Correctional Medical Authority, an independent health-oversight body, reviewed the prison after a 2023 survey that produced nine findings. Its corrective-action assessments ran on October 30, 2023, February 27, 2024, and June 5, 2024, and the third assessment closed the remaining physical-health finding.

The state corrections inspector general's annual report for fiscal year 2024-25 also listed a Liberty Correctional Institution case highlight, an aggravated-battery investigation in which the report said two inmates were charged with prosecution pending. State prisons also fall under death-in-custody reporting requirements. These are dated official items, not a pattern claim, and incident-specific facts should be confirmed through official records.

State Prison Terms to Know

State prison records use their own vocabulary, which differs from county jail terms. These short definitions help when reading a state offender profile.

DC Number

The Florida Department of Corrections identifier for a state offender, six characters long.

Custody level

A security classification such as close, medium, minimum, or community.

Classification

The review that sets custody level, housing, and program eligibility after sentencing.

Work camp

A lower-security work-program setting within the state prison system.

VINELink

A service that sends alerts when a custody status changes.

About Liberty Correctional Institution

The prison runs a wide program list, including adult education, a university degree program, vocational training in areas such as masonry, welding, wastewater, and culinary work, plus substance-abuse and faith-based programs. A state correctional-health oversight body reviewed the institution after a 2023 survey and closed its remaining physical-health finding through a corrective-action process in 2024. State oversight reports have also cited the institution in dated case highlights. The prison sits on a large compound near Bristol, in a rural and forested part of the Florida Panhandle, which is why visitors should plan a private-vehicle trip and use the state directions from Interstate 10 rather than relying on transit. Sentencing context for the jail-to-prison path is covered on the jail inmate records page, and the related Liberty Work Camp - South Unit page covers the satellite unit on the same campus.