Profile of the
River Junction Work Camp

Official opening date: June 23, 2000

Anticipated number of inmates when fully operational: 400

Anticipated number of staff when fully operational: 91

Location: Within the grounds of Florida State Hospital in the City of Chattahoochee.

Mission: To provide work squads for Florida State Hospital and the City of Chattahoochee.

Only inmates who meet the following criteria are eligible for assignment to River Junction:

• Minimum/medium custody inmates, 20% of which are between 40-49 years old and remainder 50 years or older.
• Medical Level 2 (no major medical problems)
• Only select murder offenses (no 1st degree murder)
• No sex offense history
• No serious escape history
• No violent felony / INS detainee
• No ex-Death Row inmates
• No life without parole eligibility
• No inmate who was in close management within the last six months