Union CI Release Paths
Union Correctional Institution is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. It is a state prison, not the Union County Jail. A person may leave Union CI for another FDC institution, a medical or reception placement, another authority under a detainer, or an actual state-prison release. Only the records tied to the movement establish which path occurred.
An actual exit from FDC custody can occur by sentence expiration, parole for an eligible sentence, conditional release, or another lawful release basis. Some exits begin community supervision. A transfer to RMC, another prison, a county jail, federal custody, or ICE does not return the person to the community. Pair the release entry with incarceration history and any active supervision record.
| Union CI exit | Where to confirm |
|---|---|
| Another FDC institution | Current population and incarceration history |
| State-prison release | FDC inmate-release record and date out of custody |
| Release with state supervision | Inmate-release plus community-supervision records |
| Transfer on detainer | FDC destination and receiving agency system |
Confirm a Union CI Release
The FDC Offender Information Search is the correct starting point. Select Inmate Release Information Search for a person believed to have left state prison. Choose All Corrections Offender Databases if it is unclear whether the person remains incarcerated, has been released, or is now supervised. Search by DC number when possible.
- Enter the DC number or a full name in the FDC inmate-release search.
- Compare aliases, birth date, descriptive fields, offenses, sentence facts, and incarceration history.
- Read the release date and date out of custody. A different prison location is a transfer.
- Check the supervised-population database for a current community status.
- Compare any VINE event, then request the underlying FDC record when formal proof is needed.
The released dataset covers FDC state-prison releases since October 1, 1997. FDC expressly excludes county jail and county probation data. A person who served only at Union County Jail can be absent for that reason. The Union County released-inmate search separates the sheriff and FDC routes.
Union CI Name and Location
“Union Correctional Institution,” “Union County Jail,” and “Florida State Prison” are separate facilities. A Raiford postal address alone does not identify the right one. Research for this project places Union CI in Union County and Florida State Prison across the line in Bradford County. The full institution name and operator matter more than a general place label.
Use a UCSO booking number and sheriff records for the county jail. Use a DC number and FDC records for Union CI. If a message, letter, or old record only says “Raiford,” compare the street address, DC number, and incarceration history before choosing a facility. A mistaken institution leads to the wrong release system and can hide a transfer that is visible in FDC.
- DC number
- FDC’s person identifier used across state prison and supervision records.
- Incarceration history
- The state record of admissions, institution movements, and custody events.
- Conditional release
- A form of post-prison release administered under Florida law and commission authority.
- Detainer
- A legal basis for another authority to assume or keep custody.
Union CI Records Contact
The official audit identifies Union Correctional Institution at its Raiford address. It listed main contacts in the 386-431 exchange, but the research does not provide a verified current complete number. No number is reconstructed or guessed. Public offender-search questions go to FDC Central Records, and document requests go through FDC Public Records.
Union Correctional Institution
Address: 25636 NE State Road 16, Raiford, FL 32083
Operator: Florida Department of Corrections
Offender Search questions: 850-488-9859
Public-record assistance: 850-717-9774
Request route: FDC Public Records
Provide the DC number and specify the admission and release history, release basis, sentence-computation fields, date out of custody, destination, and any releasable photograph sought. FDC can review and redact confidential or exempt material. It may estimate costs and is not required to create a record or change a format merely to answer a question.
Union CI Official Facility Record
The official FDC audit is an exact-source identity and address check for Union Correctional Institution. The captured source below helps distinguish Union CI from nearby facilities with similar geographic labels.
The audit image supports the institution match, while the live offender search remains the source for a particular person’s current or released status. A facility document cannot prove that an individual was released.
Union CI Incarceration History
A person can disappear from Union CI because FDC placed that person elsewhere. Review the full incarceration history before searching only the released cohort. A later institution entry supports continued state custody. An out-custody date and release entry support an FDC exit. If records appear to update at different times, use the DC number to ask Central Records for clarification.
A future release date on a current inmate detail is tentative. Florida law uses that term for a projected date affected by gain-time and the sentence structure. Additional sentences, jail credit, mandatory minimums, detainers, commission action, and administrative review can change what occurs. Check the record again on the expected date and look for the actual date out of custody.
Union CI Supervision After Release
Some people leave Union CI and remain under FDC Community Corrections. That agency supervises probation, community control, and forms of post-prison release. The Florida Commission on Offender Review handles eligible parole and conditional-release decisions under Chapter 947. The record should state the actual type.
Search the supervised-population database with the same DC number. An active result can confirm a public supervision status, but it does not supply the exact Union CI gate-processing time. Union County lies in the Gainesville Circuit Office service area. The assigned office may be elsewhere, so confirm the office for that case.
FDC lists the Gainesville Circuit Office at 14107 US Highway 441, Suite 300, Alachua, FL 32615, phone 386-853-6207. A question about a commission order may instead belong with the Florida Commission on Offender Review. Keep the release document, supervision record, and commission action distinct.
Union CI VINE Release Alerts
Florida VINE carries FDC events for a specific person. Listed events can include release, transfer, escape, death, and out to court. A transfer away from Union CI remains different from a state-custody release. Read the exact event and agency rather than relying on a short notification preview.
Use VINELink to search the Florida record and compare it with the FDC offender result. Florida VINE is available at 1-877-846-3435. A VINE event can be timely, but feed lag and identity matching still matter. The underlying FDC release record is the stronger historical source.
Union CI and Local Releases
Union County combines a 36-bed local jail with the RMC reception and medical complex and Union CI. RMC West routinely handles reception, medical, and transit populations waiting for placement. Because several state functions sit near a small county jail, the phrase “released in Union County” can hide the responsible agency.
Always write down the full facility and operator. UCSO can verify its jail, but it cannot certify the end of a Union CI sentence. FDC can document Union CI, but its release database excludes a county-only jail stay. The custody layer, booking or DC number, and destination should stay attached to every status statement.
Union CI Release Destinations
If FDC’s record shows release to the community, next check whether supervision is active. If it names a transfer, follow the receiving institution. A federal detainer can shift the inquiry to BOP or the federal court. An immigration detainer can shift it to ICE. Ending FDC custody does not erase custody held by another authority.
BOP’s public locator can show “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody,” but that only describes BOP. ICE’s locator covers current and qualifying recent custody with its own limits. Use the receiving agency named by FDC. Do not jump to federal or immigration tools based on rumor or a missing FDC location.
Union CI Release Photograph
FDC offender detail pages can display an official state photograph. That image helps match a person when combined with the DC number and identity fields. It is not necessarily the arrest booking image created by a sheriff or police agency. For a releasable FDC image not shown in the public result, use the FDC public-record request route.
A photograph does not prove current custody or release. Read the status, release date, date out of custody, and incarceration history. If the image or identity field appears wrong, direct the correction question to the agency that created the record. The state photo and a county booking photo belong to different record systems.