Facilities · Jail
Columbia County Jail
Lake City, Columbia County, Florida · capacity 256
Also reported as Columbia County Detention Facility; Lake City county jail; county jail at Lake City; jail at Lake City.
16 deaths are recorded here, from 1878 to 2026; 6 by name.
- lynching 9
- undetermined 4
- illness 2
- suicide 1
The people
- Name not reported May 26, 2026
- Name not reported November 2, 2025
- James Michael Millard October 31, 2025
- David Odell July 18, 2024
- Joshua Bell Farmer January 15, 2022
- Name not reported October 25, 2018
- Nicholas Picklo III September 25, 2009
- Name not reported May 21, 1911
- Name not reported May 21, 1911
- Name not reported May 21, 1911
- Name not reported May 21, 1911
- Jerry Gusto May 21, 1911
- Mark Norrls, Jr. May 21, 1911
- Name not reported December 14, 1878
- Name not reported December 14, 1878
- Name not reported December 14, 1878
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.