Union Correctional Institution holds the state death row for men.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 224 people, 85 households, and 72 families residing in the town.

[11] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 255 people, 40 households, and 27 families residing in the town.

The Raiford area includes Union Correctional Institution (UCI) in unincorporated Union County,[13] as well as Florida State Prison (FSP), right across the Bradford County line,[14] the two institutions having originally been one.

FSP conducts all executions, while most death row inmates are housed at UCI.

The penitentiary compound encompasses over fifty acres (200,000 m2) and includes a farm where much food is grown that feeds inmates.

Convicted serial killer Ted Bundy was held at Raiford for years and executed there in 1989.