Walter A. McNeil, SecretaryWalter A. McNeil, Secretary

Florida Department of CorrectionsFlorida Department of Corrections

Public Safety and Domestic SecurityPublic Safety and Domestic Security Policy CommitteePolicy Committee

October 6, 2009October 6, 2009

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Department of CorrectionsDepartment of Corrections

Mission: Mission: To protect the public safety, to ensure the safety of To protect the public safety, to ensure the safety of Department personnel, and to provide proper care and Department personnel, and to provide proper care and supervision of all offenders under our jurisdiction while supervision of all offenders under our jurisdiction while assisting, as appropriate, their reentry into society. assisting, as appropriate, their reentry into society.

Key facts:Key facts:100,000+ inmates housed in 137 prison facilities, including 60 100,000+ inmates housed in 137 prison facilities, including 60 major institutionsmajor institutions120,000 active offenders reporting to 150 probation offices120,000 active offenders reporting to 150 probation offices30,500+ positions (75% are certified officers)30,500+ positions (75% are certified officers)$2.29 billion operating budget$2.29 billion operating budget

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Legal FrameworkLegal FrameworkThe purpose of the Department of Corrections is to protect the The purpose of the Department of Corrections is to protect the public through the incarceration and supervision of offenders public through the incarceration and supervision of offenders and to rehabilitate offenders through the application of work, and to rehabilitate offenders through the application of work, programs, and services.programs, and services.

Section 20.315, Florida StatutesSection 20.315, Florida Statutes• Establishes the Department of CorrectionsEstablishes the Department of Corrections

Chapters 944 and 945, Florida StatutesChapters 944 and 945, Florida Statutes• Custody and Care of InmatesCustody and Care of Inmates

Chapter 948, Florida StatutesChapter 948, Florida Statutes• Community CorrectionsCommunity Corrections

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CJECCJECFunding for prison beds is based on prison population forecasts created by the Criminal Justice Estimating Conference.

Average Cost to build 1,335 bed prison: $100 Million

Annual Operating Cost: $26.8 Million

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PrioritiesPriorities

Public safety is the department’s number one priority.Public safety is the department’s number one priority.

Initiatives and legislative proposals support our efforts to Initiatives and legislative proposals support our efforts to improve operations and the safety and security of our improve operations and the safety and security of our prisons.prisons.

The department recognizes the economic condition of the The department recognizes the economic condition of the state of Florida. To that end, we are continually reviewing state of Florida. To that end, we are continually reviewing our processes and programs in order to save money while our processes and programs in order to save money while meeting our mission.meeting our mission.

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2010 Legislative Priorities2010 Legislative Priorities

Offender Care and SupervisionOffender Care and Supervision

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Officer SafetyOfficer Safety

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Problem: One third of our prisoners will recidivateProblem: One third of our prisoners will recidivate

Re-entry programs, such as substance abuse treatment, vocational Re-entry programs, such as substance abuse treatment, vocational training, academic education, work programs, life-skills management, training, academic education, work programs, life-skills management, and faith and character-based programs have multiple benefits:and faith and character-based programs have multiple benefits:

Provides offenders with valuable skills and programs that target Provides offenders with valuable skills and programs that target individual needs, but are also powerful management tools that individual needs, but are also powerful management tools that decrease inmate idleness and enhance officer safety decrease inmate idleness and enhance officer safety

A smart strategy that rehabilitates the offender into a law-abiding A smart strategy that rehabilitates the offender into a law-abiding citizen that contributes to society citizen that contributes to society

Crime prevention is victim preventionCrime prevention is victim prevention Lower recidivism rate among released inmates reduces demands Lower recidivism rate among released inmates reduces demands

and costs on the entire criminal justice system, i.e. local law and costs on the entire criminal justice system, i.e. local law enforcement, the courts, county jails, prosecutors, public enforcement, the courts, county jails, prosecutors, public defenders, and the Department of Correctionsdefenders, and the Department of Corrections

Re-entry InitiativesRe-entry Initiatives

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