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| Florida Department of Corrections | |
| Patch of the Florida Department of Corrections. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1921 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Florida, USA |
| Map of Florida Department of Corrections's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 65,795 square miles |
| Population | 18,328,340 (2008 est.)[1] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Agency executive | Walter A. McNeil, Secretary |
| Website | |
| Florida DOC Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Florida Department of Corrections, established in 1821, operates state prisons in Florida. It has its headquarters in Tallahassee.[2]
The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States. It is the largest agency in the State of Florida, with a budget of $2.3 billion, almost 94,000 inmates incarcerated and another 153,000 offenders on some type of community supervision.
The Florida Department of Corrections has 137 facilities statewide, including 60 prisons, 41 work/forestry camps, one treatment center, 30 work release centers and five road prisons. It has more than 27,000 employees, about three-quarters of which are either certified correctional officers or probation officers. [3]
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History
Florida's first penitentiary was opened in the U.S. arsenal property at Chattahoochee in 1868. [4]
Recidivism
As of 2009, 90% of prisoners have been released eventually. One-third have returned within three years.[5]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Florida Department of Corrections, 24 officers have died in the line of duty. [6]
See also
- List of Florida state prisons
- List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
- Florida State Prison
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
References
- ^ "Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2008". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ "Statement of Agency Organization and Operation." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ Florida Department of Corrections About Us page
- ^ Florida DOCs Timeline page
- ^ Associated Press (22 March 2009). "Prison's goal:Send inmates home for good". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 8B.
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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