URGENT: Hurricane Michael Phone Zap!

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URGENT: Hurricane Michael Phone Zap

Hurricane Michael, now a Category 4, is slated to be the worst hurricane to hit Florida in over 100 years and the the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) refuses to evacuate 15 state prisons in mandatory evacuation zones.

We need your help putting pressure on each state to ensure the horrors that happened at FCI Beaumont during Hurricane Harvey don’t happen again. This tactic proved effective just last month when North Carolina and Virginia evacuated prisons ahead of Hurricane Florence!

Demands-

  1. Immediate evacuation of all prisoners from every State Prison in the Mandatory Evacuation zone.
  2. Stockpiling of Water and Food at every facility that may be impacted by power outages.

Numbers to Call-

Governor Rick Scott 

Phone- (850) 488-7146

FDC Region 1 Director Angela Gordon (angela.gordon@fdc.myflorida.com)

Phone – (850) 627-5511

FDC Region 2 Director Eric V. Hummel (erich.hummel@fdc.myflorida.com)

Phone – (386) 496-6000

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Southeastern Regional Office- (678) 686-1200

No word on: FCI Marianna, FPC Pensacola, FCI Tallahassee 

When you get a response use #EvacuateFLPrisoners and tweet @FightToxicPrisons & @iwoc_gnv! Numbers aren’t working? Tweet us with number updates too! 

If you can, record the phone call and email it to us. If it turns out they’re lying, we’ll have voice-recorded evidence. (Email FightToxicPrisons@gmail.com)

Also, we don’t trust ANY Department of Corrections. Per Jailhouse Lawyers Speak’s advice, “If you know any prisoners in this storm path, it’s important to tell them to fill up any containers or bags with water NOW!! Prisons are notorious for not giving adequate drinking water to prisoners if any at all after the water is contaminated.”

Still Have Energy? Tweet the link to this post to any journalists and news outlets you can think of!

List of Prisons That Haven’t Evacuated in Mandatory Evacuation Zones:

Bay County

Bay Correctional Facility

Phone- (850) 769-1455

Citrus County

Citrus County Detention Facility

Phone- (352) 527-3332

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management: (352) 746-6555

Dixie County

Cross City Corrections Department and East Unit

Phone- (352) 498-4444

Gadsden County

Gadsden Correctional Facility: (850) 875-9701

Quincy Annex: (850) 627-5400

Gulf County

Gulf Correctional Institution Annex

Phone- (850) 639-1000

Jackson County

Jackson County Corrections: (850) 482-9651

Liberty Correctional Institution: (850) 643-9400

Apalachee Correctional Institution, East Unit: Phone: (850) 718-0688
Chaplain: (850) 718-0713

Jefferson County

Jefferson Correctional Institution

Phone: (850) 342-0500

  • UPDATE 8:40am EST- The wife of a prisoner reports that “My husband is in Jefferson CI and they sandbagged all the entrances, they will leave the phones on all day today for them to keep in contact with us.” She is advising him to tell everyone he knows to fill up anything they can with water.

Levy County

Levy County Jail

Phone: (352) 486-5121

Okaloosa County

Okaloosa Correctional Institution and Work Camp

Phone- (850) 682-0931

Taylor County

Taylor Correctional Institution and Work Camp

Phone- (850) 838-4000

Wakulla County

Wakulla Correctional Institution

Phone- (850) 410-1895

Walton County

Walton Correctional Institution

Phone- (850) 951-1300

Franklin County

Franklin County Jail Facility (Right on Coast) Phone: +1 850-670-8500

  • Update: 10:00am Pacific Time- Mr. Summerhill told us that prisoners were evacuated yesterday, and that they have been split between Liberty (which is still in an evacuation zone) and Tallahassee

 

15 responses to “URGENT: Hurricane Michael Phone Zap!”

  1. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Talked to an officer at Wakulla CI and she stated “most” of the phones are still on for the inmates to use. Said that Panama city was the one’s really hit and that it is about an hour away from there. They boarded up the windows, have food and water and that it pretty much feels like a tropical storm with winds and rain.

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  2. Ashley Schmidt Avatar
    Ashley Schmidt

    Is homes correctional facility getting hit by hurricane Michael and how do I find out if inmate is OK his name is Daniel Suba My name is Ashley Schmidt my phone number is 138-621-4447 no I just want to make sure he’s safe thank you for your time and God bless you and your family

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  3. Dominique Cerda Avatar
    Dominique Cerda

    Hi I have a family member that is in the Gulf of Florida prison that contacted us earlier today letting us know that it was bad there that the roof about came off and that they’re trapped inside, I’m wondering if you may know how I can get some more information because no one is able to help me. I called several numbers busy tone, no answer, answering machine, one person did answer she told me the same thing about 4 times over and over that they’re just watching the storm and waiting for them to contact them pretty much is what she said. I asked her where can I go to online or who may I contact for more information who was above her or who can help me out with more details info and what is going to happen to our loved ones, and she said it’s up to me to decide where I go on the internet and get my updates. Please please if you can help me that would be so grateful.

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  4. Bea Avatar
    Bea

    Gulf CI had some roof dange while inmates were still there. They had also lost power and no talk of evacuating them. They were told they would leave phones on so they can communicate but since 3pm no word or updates. Their main number sounds disconnected since early afternoon. Hoping everyone is ok.

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    1. Bea Avatar
      Bea

      I meant they had roof damage. In correction of the previous post

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  8. Denise Tritch Avatar
    Denise Tritch

    Yes. My Son is at Franklin CI. And we were told they were not going to evacuate. We have called every where and. Everyone. And gave not received any information.

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  9. Tiffany Avatar
    Tiffany

    Has anyone heard from their loved ones at Quincy Annex??? I haven’t spoke to my fiance since yesterday via email.

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  10. becerly Avatar
    becerly

    how can I find out status of inmate at Calhoun work camp

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  11. Margie Malanda Avatar
    Margie Malanda

    North west florida reception center was not evatuated

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  12. Brittany Cooley Avatar
    Brittany Cooley

    Im trying to find out if bay county jail is evacuating because my husband is in there and I want to find out if hes alright.

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  13. V Avatar
    V

    The only number that gave me answers was (678) 686-1200… They forwarded me to bop.gov for updates on what’s going on due to the hurricane. Not even after stressing my concern for family members they have me real answers… The others either didn’t answer or forwarded me to numbers that didn’t answer.. I left a few messages but what will they really do!!!! Fuckin PIC, it’s a dad works when profits are more important than human safety.

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