Charlotte Correctional Institution

The Charlotte Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Punta Gorda, Charlotte 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 prisoners. Charlotte first opened in August 1989 and has a maximum capacity of 1,195 prisoners. A 2015 grand jury report delivered a "blistering and graphic rebuke" to the department for the beating death of Charlotte inmate Matthew Walker on April 11, 2014 at the hands of guards. Reporters John Hackworth and Brian Gleason of Sun Coast Media Group were awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for their reporting on Walker's death. On June 4, 2015, inmate Robert Peterkin was discovered dead, which prison officials determined was the result of a suicide attempt the previous day. Inmate Quonta Howard was found dead on August 4, 2015; his death became the seventh ongoing criminal investigation at CCI.

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