Charlotte Correctional Institution Overview
Charlotte Correctional Institution is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections at 33123 Oil Well Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33955-9701. The FDC facility directory lists it as a male institution with phone (941) 833-8100 and fax (941) 575-5747. It is a state prison for sentenced men, so it should not be treated as a local booking or roster facility. Prison Rape Elimination Act audit material identifies it as a prison and lists close, medium, minimum, and community custody levels.
The people held here are sentenced state prisoners in the FDC system. Someone arrested in Charlotte County starts at the county jail, but if later sentenced to state prison, that person may be transferred into FDC reception and classification and then assigned to an institution such as Charlotte Correctional Institution or another state facility. The custody record for a sentenced prisoner lives in the state system, which is why the county roster will not carry it.
Charlotte Correctional Institution Capacity and Population
Current FDC capacity should be confirmed at the source, since institution figures change. Older official PREA audit material from 2014 listed a designed capacity of 1,033 and a population of 1,319 at that audit, with a staff count of 349 and an inmate age range of 19 to 89. Those are historical audit figures, not current numbers, and they are shown here only to give a sense of scale. Statewide, FDC reports that it incarcerates more than 80,000 inmates and supervises more than 146,000 people in the community.
Who Is Held at Charlotte Correctional Institution
Charlotte Correctional Institution holds sentenced adult men in Florida Department of Corrections custody. This is not a pre-trial or short-stay population like the one in the county jail. The people here are serving state prison terms, some sentenced from Charlotte County and many from other Florida counties. Older official audit material listed the institution's custody levels as close, medium, minimum, and community, and recorded an inmate age range stretching from the late teens into the eighties at the time of that audit.
Because it is a single-sex male institution, it does not process the mixed male and female intake population a county jail handles. Anyone searching for a woman in state custody, or for a person who has not yet been sentenced, will not find them here. Those searches belong in the statewide offender search or the county jail roster, depending on where the person sits in the system.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Charlotte Correctional Institution
The correct tool is the Florida Department of Corrections offender search, not the Charlotte County roster. The FDC Offender Search is the statewide entry point for sentenced state prisoners and supervision records. Search by DC number when you have it, since that is the most reliable identifier, or by name. Confirm the current search fields in the live portal, as the exact interface can change.
- Open the FDC Offender Search from the Florida Department of Corrections site.
- Search by DC number, or by last name and first name.
- Confirm the person's current facility is Charlotte Correctional Institution.
- Open the profile for custody status, offense and sentence, and release information.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Number | Text | No | The most reliable state-prison identifier when known. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Confirm the current UI in the live portal. |
| First Name | Text | No | Pairs with the last name to narrow results. |
| Database Scope | Option | No | The search can cover current population plus release and supervision records. |
Charlotte Correctional Institution Address and Contact
The prison is on Oil Well Road in Punta Gorda, separate from the county jail on Airport Road. Use the FDC institution contact for questions about a sentenced prisoner, visitation approval, and facility operations.
Charlotte Correctional Institution
33123 Oil Well Road
Punta Gorda, FL 33955-9701
(941) 833-8100
Florida Department of Corrections; fax (941) 575-5747
Visiting Someone at Charlotte Correctional Institution
State prison visiting is not like county jail video visitation. FDC visitors usually must be approved in advance and follow statewide scheduling and conduct rules before a visit. Approval, identification, and dress requirements are set by FDC policy, and the institution can adjust visiting based on operations. Always confirm the current visiting rules through FDC visiting information before traveling, since prison visiting days and approval steps change.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Approval | Visitors generally must be on an approved list before visiting. |
| Scheduling | FDC statewide rules govern visit days and check-in. |
| Identification | Valid government photo ID is required to enter. |
| Conduct | FDC visiting conduct and dress rules apply throughout. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Charlotte Correctional Institution
Mail and funds follow FDC prison rules, not the county jail's vendors. Mail must include the inmate's name and DC number and follow FDC mail restrictions. Money deposits use FDC-approved channels for sending an inmate funds, not the county jail's TouchPay lobby kiosk. Do not send state-prison mail to the county jail's Smart Communications PO Box unless the person is actually in the county jail.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate Name and DC Number, Charlotte Correctional Institution, 33123 Oil Well Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33955-9701 (follow current FDC mail rules) |
| Phone / Video | FDC-approved prison communication services |
| Money Deposit | FDC send-an-inmate-funds channels, not county jail TouchPay |
Admission and Reception at Charlotte Correctional Institution
A state prison does not book people off the street the way a county jail does. People arrive at Charlotte Correctional Institution after sentencing and a stop through FDC reception and classification, which assigns custody level and institution. The path from a local case runs first through the Charlotte County Jail, then, after a state sentence, into FDC custody. The 2024 county detention report counted 185 inmates sentenced to FDC from Charlotte County and 243 Department of Corrections transports that year.
That connection is why a person can disappear from the county roster and reappear in the state offender search. If a county roster search comes up empty for someone who was sentenced, the jail inmate records page explains the handoff to the state locator.
About Charlotte Correctional Institution
Charlotte Correctional Institution is one of many institutions in the Florida Department of Corrections, the state's largest agency and the third largest state prison system in the country. The facility has been the subject of regular PREA audits, with a final audit report published by FDC in January 2026, and older audit material documents its custody levels and historical population. As a close, medium, minimum, and community custody institution for men, it holds a different population than the pre-trial and short-sentence mix found in the county jail.
Note: Confirm custody, current capacity, and visiting rules through the Florida Department of Corrections before traveling, since state prison details change without notice.