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6901 State Road 62
Bowling Green, Florida
33834-9505

(863) 767-4500
FAX: (863) 767-4504

E-Mail:
hardeeci@
mail.dc.state.fl.us

Warden:
Donald Leavins

Chaplain's Office
(863) 767-4577

Hardee Correctional Institution

County: Hardee

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Directions: Take I-75 to Parrish exit, take Moccasin Wallow Road. Travel east to end of Highway 301. Turn right onto Highway 301 and travel south. Cross over railroad tracks and take an immediate left onto SR-62. Travel east approximately 25 miles. The Institution is located on the right. Turn right onto Allapattah Road (Institutional property). (Institution is approximately 12 miles west from Hwy-17.)

Please Note:  GPS systems and mapping sites such as Mapquest, Bing Maps, or Google Maps often provide incorrect directions to our prison facilities using the physical address.  Please use the above directions when traveling to this prison or click the map to the right of this page.

Historical Information: This facility was established in 1991 to house adult male inmates. Hardee Work Camp and Bradenton Transition Center are under the supervision of Hardee C.I.

Total Staff (on 7/12):  310

Facility Profile Information: Last updated 3/13
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Academic Programs:

• Adult Basic Education
• General Education Development (GED)
• Inmate Tutor Assistant (ITA)

Vocational Programs:

• Carpentry

Substance Abuse Programs:

• None at this time

Chaplaincy Services:

• Abe Brown Ministry
• Abundant Life Ministries
• Aleph Institute
• Barnabas
• Bethel Baptist Church
• Bible Truth Deliverance Church
• C&C Ministry
• Calvary Chapel Pinellas Park
• Chain Breakers
• Christian Motorcyclist Association
• Cintron Ministry
• Davises Touch and Agree Ministry
• Eaton Park
• Fisherman Ministry
• Flame of Fire Ministry
• Free Inside Ministries
• Frontline Ministries
• God is Good
• Gospel Crusade
• Greg Wright Prison Ministry
• HOPE
• HUGS Outreach Ministry
• Inside Out Ministries
• Jehovah Witness
• Jesus Only Way Ministry
• Jordan Gospel Ministry
• Kairos
• Living Waters
• Masjid Aisha
• Men of the Word
• Mount Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
• New Life Baptist Church/Tabernacle
• Riverside Ministries Spanish
• Rock of Ages
• Samoset Baptist
• Southern Palm Zen Group
• St. Michaels
• Theological Seminary
• Timothy’s Gift Ministries Walker Seventh Day Adventist

Institutional Betterment Programs:

• Greyhound Advancement Center Dog Obedience Training Program.
• Character Quality Building
• CAPS/ 4 Phase
• HOOD Series
• DIRECT
• Effective Communication
• AA
• NA
• Mentoring & Leadership
• Anger Resolution
• Life Path
• Every Mans Battle
• Transition
• Young Adult Men
• Financial Planning & Investing
• Financial Literacy
• Small Business Entrepreneurship
• Writing a Business Plan
• Parenting
• Wellness and Fitness

P.R.I.D.E. Assignments:

• None at this time

Community Work Squads:

	Dept. of Transportation	05
	Public Work Squads	01
	Interagency Community Service Work Squads	01
	Contracted Work Squads	07