State prison in Bowling Green, Florida, US
The Hardee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Bowling Green, Hardee 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 offenders. 
History.
Hardee first opened in 1991 and has a maximum capacity of 1541 prisoners.
In 2015, a campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the penitentiary. 
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;