Florida's Secret Prison Community

Starke, Florida doesn't exist on any map, but more than five thousand people -- residents and employees of the nearby prison -- called the town home.

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November 23, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"It looks like your normal neighborhood, but you won't find this place on any map. The county property appraiser doesn't even have a record of it...In this secret community, some streets have names, others do not. When we plugged in one street name, mapquest said it doesn't exist... The Department of Corrections says this community is staff housing for the prisons. There are 134 homes, 87 mobile homes and 52 apartments."

FULL STORY: The Secret City

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 in First Coast News

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