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Inmate Programs Inmate Programs as of June 30, 2006 Correctional Institutions and Annexes

Adult Education ABE/GED (incl. ITA Prgms)

Mandatory Literacy Program

Apalachee CI East

Title I

Volunteer Literacy

Special Education Services

Apalachee CI RJWC

X X

Baker CI

Brevard CI

Broward CI *

Calhoun CI

Even Start

Apalachee CI West Avon Park CI

Workforce Development Education (# of)

Transition Programs

Wellness Education

MJ, MN WC

Central Fla RC

Central Fla RC East

Central Fla RC South

ITA

Law Library Program

Century CI

Charlotte CI

CMO

Columbia CI

CMO

Columbia Annex Cross City CI

X ITA

Dade CI DeSoto Annex Everglades CI Florida State Prison

X X

ITA

CMO

Fl St Prison O Unit Franklin CI

ITA

Gainesville CI Glades CI

Gulf CI Gulf Annex Hamilton CI

Hamilton Annex

X X

Holmes CI

Homestead CI *

ITA

Indian River CI

X SA, 2

X X X

X 1

X ITA

AM1

FCBI

X X

Jackson CI Jefferson CI

X SA, 2

X X

Hendry CI

Hillsborough CI *

X 1

X MJ

Chaplaincy Services

Hardee CI

Hernando CI

Substance Abuse (Type)

Library Program

X X X X AM2

General: * = Female Facility; X = Program(s) at this institution; CM = Close Management; CMO = Close Management Only; TCU = Transitional Care Unit; WC =Work Camp; BTU = Basic Training Unit; FH = Forest Hills Unit; RJWC = River Junction Work Camp; ITA = Inmate Teaching Assistant Academic Education: LEA = Local education agency operates program Law Library Programs: MJ = Major Collection; MN= Minor Collection Substance Abuse: SA = Screening Assessments; 1 = Modality 1 (Intensive Outpatient, Old Tier 2); 2 = Modality 2 (Residential, Old Tier 3 & 4) ; T1 = Tier 1 (Prevention); AM1 = Alternative Modality 1 (Intensive Outpatient, Old Tier 2); AM2 = Alternative Modality 2 (Residential, Old Tier 4). Chaplaincy Services: FCBI = Faith and Character-Based Institution

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Inmate Programs Inmate Programs as of June 30, 2006 Correctional Institutions and Annexes

Lake CI

Adult Education ABE/GED (incl. ITA Prgms)

Mandatory Literacy Program

Lancaster CI

Lawtey CI

Liberty CI

Title I

Volunteer Literacy

Special Education Services

Workforce Development Education (# of)

Even Start

Lowell Annex * Madison CI Marion CI

X, BTU, CM

X, BTU

ITA X

Wellness Education

X X

Substance Abuse (Type)

Chaplaincy Services

X 1

AM1

FCBI

X X

X, BTU, CM

3 + 2 FH

5 + 1 WC

ITA

Transition Programs

X X

Martin CI Mayo CI

Law Library Program

Liberty CI Quincy Annex Lowell CI *

Library Program

SA, 1, T1@ BTU

X X

X 1

New River CI East

New River CI West

Okaloosa CI Okeechobee CI

ITA

Polk CI

Putnam CI RMC

RMC West Santa Rosa CI

CMO

Santa Rosa Annex

CMO

Taylor CI

ITA

X, BTU

X X

CMO

South Fla RC South X, BTU

MJ MN

CMO/ TCU

South Fla RC

Sumter CI

X X

X, BTU

Taylor Annex

ITA

Tomoka CI

LEA

MJ (2)

Union CI Wakulla CI

CMO X

Walton CI Washington CI Zephyrhills CI

X FCBI

2, 1 WC

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Inmate Programs Inmate Programs as of June 30, 2006 Work Release Centers

Adult Education (ABE/GED)

Special Education

Workforce Development Education

Transition Programs

Substance Abuse (Type)

Chaplaincy Services

Atlantic WRC *

Bartow WRC

Bradenton Transition *

A,I,O,P

Bridges of Jacksonville

Bridges of Orlando

Bridges of Pompano WRC

Cocoa WRC

Daytona Beach WRC

Dinsmore WRC

Ft. Pierce WRC

Kissimmee WRC

Lake City WRC

Miami North WRC

Goodwill Suncoast WRC * Hollywood WRC *

A,I,O,P

Opa Locka WRC

Orlando WRC *

Panama City WRC

Pensacola WRC

Pinellas WRC *

Pompano Transition Center

Reality House

X X

A,I,O,P 2

Reentry of Ocala WRC

St. Petersburg WRC

Santa Fe WRC

Shisa East WRC *

Shisa West WRC *

Tallahassee WRC

Tarpon Springs WRC

West Palm Bch WRC

General: * = Female Facility; X = Program(s) at this facility Substance Abuse: 2 = Modality 2 (Residential, Old Tier 3 & 4); A = Aftercare; I = Intervention; O = Outpatient; P = Prevention.

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Inmate Programs Inmate Workforce Development Programs Offered Statewide Facility/ # of Programs

Workforce Development Education Programs

Apalachee CI - East (3)

(1) Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing, (2) Cabinetmaking, (3) Welding Technology.

Avon Park CI (6)

(1) Automotive Service Technology, (2) Cabinetmaking, (3) PC Support Services, (4) Printing/Graphic Arts, (5) Turf Equipment Technology, (6) Welding Technology.

Baker CI (4)

(1) Cabinetmaking, (2) Electricity, (3) Masonry, (4) Plumbing Technology.

Brevard CI (5)

(1) Autotronics/Automotive Service Technology, (2) Carpentry, (3) Electronics Technology, (4) Masonry, (5) Welding Technology.

Broward CI * (3)

(1) Commercial Art Technology, (2) Fashion Design & Production, (3) PC Support Services.

Calhoun CI (1)

(1) Printing/Graphic Arts/WEB Design Services.

Columbia CI (2)

(1) Masonry, (2) PC Support Services.

Cross City CI (4)

(1) Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing, (2) Cabinetmaking, (3) Plumbing Technology, (4) PC Support Services/Business Supervision/Computer Programming & Technology.

DeSoto Annex (3)

(1) Carpentry, (2) Masonry, (3) Welding Technology.

Franklin CI (1)

(1) Masonry.

Glades CI (2)

(1) Computer Electronics Technology, (2) PC Support Services.

Hamilton CI (3)

(1) Cabinetmaking, (2) Electricity, (3) Masonry.

Hamilton CI Annex (2)

(1) Computer Electronics Technology, (2) PC Support Services.

Hardee CI (1)

(1) Carpentry.

Hernando CI * (1)

(1) Digital Design.

Hillsborough CI * (2)

(1) Carpentry, (2) Commercial Foods & Culinary Arts.

Holmes CI (3)

(1) Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing, (2) PC Support Services, (3) Welding Technology.

Homestead CI * (3)

(1) Autotronics, (2) Automotive Service Technology; (3) PC Support Services.

Indian River CI (3)

(1) Environmental Services, (2) Masonry, (3) PC Support Services.

Lake CI (3)

(1) Cabinetmaking, (2) Gas Engine Service Technology, (3) Wastewater/Water Treatment Technologies.

Lancaster CI (6)

(1) Autotronics/Automotive Service Technology, (2) Carpentry, (3) Commercial Foods & Culinary Arts, (4) Environmental Services, (5) Small Gas Engine Service, (6) Printing/Graphic Arts.

Lawtey CI (1)

(1) Draft ing Architectural.

Lowell CI * (3)

(1) Cosmetology, (2) Draft ing Architectural, (3) PC Support Services.

Lowell CI Annex * (1)

(1) Fashion Design & Production.

Lowell CI Forest Hills * (2)

(1) Equine Care Technology; (2) Small Gas Engine Service.

Marion CI (5)

(1) Cabinetmaking, (2) Draft ing Mechanical, (3) Electricity, (4) PC Support Services, (5) Water/Wastewater Treatment Technologies.

Marion CI Work Camp (1)

(1) Equine Care Technology.

New River CI - East (4)

(1) Consumer Electronic Repair, (2) PC Support Services, (3) Plumbing Technology, (4) Printing/Graphic Arts.

New River CI - West (2)

(1) Small Gas Engine Service, (2) Welding Technology.

Polk CI (4)

(1) Auto Service Technology, (2) Computer Electronics Technology, (3) Consumer Electronic Repair, (4) Plumbing Technology.

Sumter CI (4)

(1) Automotive Service Technology, (2) Draft ing Architectural, (3) Electronics Technology, (4) Masonry.

Taylor CI Annex (2)

(1) Masonry, (2) PC Support Services.

Tomoka CI (2)

(1) Diversified Career Technology/Blind Services, (2) Wheelchair Repair.

Wakulla CI (1)

(1) Environmental Services.

* Denotes female facility

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Florida Department of Corrections

PRIDE, Inc. Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE) Authorized by the Legislature PRIDE is a state-authorized, notfor-profit, internationally recognized prisoner training company operating general manufacturing and services in correctional facilities throughout the State of Florida. Since 1981, when the Florida Legislature authorized the company to manage and operate the state’s correctional industries, PRIDE has trained thousands of prison inmates and has provided them with marketable and accredited job skills.

modern high technology trades including print and digital information, garments and apparel, furniture manufacturing, vehicle renovation, metal fabrication, and optical.

Statutory Requirements Florida Statute 946.516 (2) states: “The department shall include, as a portion of its annual report, a report on post release job placement and the rate of subsequent contact with the correctional system for those inmates who have participated in the correctional work programs operated by the corporation and by the department.”

Inmate Workers Generate Revenue

Recommitment Study According to PRIDE’s 2005 Annual Report, 88% of PRIDE-trained former inmates were placed in relevant jobs. In addition, according to PRIDE’s 2005 recidivism study, only 14% of PRIDE’s former workers returned to prison.

According to PRIDE’s 2005 Annual Report, PRIDE trained 3,502 inmates who worked over 4 million hours in 36 diverse industries, farms, and operations located in 20 correctional institutions. Many of these inmates were trained in

PRIDE print shop at Calhoun CI.

For More Information Please contact: PRIDE Enterprises 12425 - 28th Street, North, Third Floor Saint Petersburg, Florida 33716 (727) 572-1987 or SunCom 517-4846 FAX: (727) 570-3366 Or visit PRIDE’s Web site at www.Pride-enterprises.org

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PRIDE, Inc. Pride Programs in FY 2005-06 Apalachee C.I.

Glades C.I.

• Beef Cattle Industry – (25 inmates) contracted herd management/beef cattle. Raw crops (corn, sorghum, hay and other cattle feed). Inmate workers are trained in livestock production and farm equipment operation. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Sewn Products Industry – (23 inmates) Mattresses, pillows, and covers. Inmate workers are trained to operate sewing machines, perform equipment maintenance, and in warehouse operations. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University. • Business Services – (11 inmates) defacing and repackaging. Inmate workers are trained in inventory control, warehousing, and shipping and receiving operations. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

• Sugar Cane Industry – (48 inmates) Inmate Workers are trained in the planting, care, and harvesting of sugar cane crops and farm equipment repair and maintenance. Certified by the United States Sugar Corporation.

Avon Park C.I.

Lawtey C.I.

• Sanitary Maintenance & Supplies Industry – (39 inmates) manufacture and production of chemical products and brooms. Inmate workers are trained in receiving, warehousing and shipping; process manufacturing; and material handling. Certified by Florida A&M University/ Florida State University, College of Engineering. ISO 9001:2000 Certified. • Tire Re-Manufacturing Industry – (66 inmates) Inmate workers are trained in all aspects of the tire re-treading process. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

• Sewn Products Industry – (108 inmates) Inmate workers trained to layout and cut fabric, operate sewing machines, and in general office duties. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University, ISO 9001-2000 Certified.

Baker C.I. • Traffic Paint Industry – (8 inmates) paint manufacturing. Inmate workers are trained to manufacture and test paint, in inventory control, hazardous material handling, and in forklift and computer operations. Certified by the Rolla Coatings Institute, The University of Missouri.

Broward C.I. • Optical/Eyeglasses Industry – (46 inmates) Inmate workers are trained in the manufacture of eyeglasses to prescription. Certified by the Florida Departments of Education and Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship.

Calhoun C.I. • Printing Industry – (161 inmates) commercial off-set press operations. Inmate workers are trained in printing press operation, desktop publishing, and transactional mailing operations. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Cross City C.I. • Signage/Vinyl Products Industry – (138 inmates) ring binder and identification products manufacturing. Inmate workers are trained in silk screen printing and vinyl operations. Certified by the Florida Department of Education and Florida A & M University, Division of Graphic Arts.

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Hendry C.I. • Beef Cattle Industry – (1 inmate) farm equipment repair and maintenance. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Citrus Industry – (69 inmates) citrus cultivation operation. Inmate workers are trained in the planting, care, and harvesting of citrus to include irrigation and pest control. Certified by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Liberty C.I. • Digital Information Services Industry – (94 inmates) digital information technology industry. Inmate workers trained in computer software, graphical and data conversion processes. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Lowell C.I. • Sewn Products Industry – (69 inmates) Inmate workers trained in garment construction, sewing and pressing machine operation and maintenance, shipping and receiving. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University.

Madison C.I. • Shoes & Sewn Products Industry – (107 inmates) Inmate workers trained in stitching, cutting leather with dies, vulcanizing, and milling rubber, forklift operation, equipment maintenance. Certified by Ro-search, Inc. and Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University.

Marion C.I. • Sewn Products Industry – (94 inmates) Inmate workers trained in sewing, material cutting, and quality control standards. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University. • Corrugated Box Industry – (33 inmates) corrugated box manufacturing. Inmate workers trained in die cutter, bandsaw, and slotter machine operation. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

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PRIDE, Inc. Pride Programs in FY 2005-06 • Textile Cutting Operation – (18 inmates) provides cut patterns to sewn products division industries. Inmate workers trained in pattern and marker making, spreading and cutting of fabric, custom embroidery. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University. • Administration and Distribution – (6 inmates) sewn products division administration. Inmate workers trained in administrative and purchasing functions. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University.

New River C.I. • Sewn Products Industry – (92 inmates) Inmate workers trained in sewing, material cutting and quality control. Certified by Clemson Apparel Research, Clemson University. • Beef Cattle Industry - (10 inmates) contracted herd management/beef cattle. Inmate workers trained in livestock production and farm equipment operation. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Food Processing – (73 inmates) meat processing. Inmate workers trained in sanitation, food processing, portion control, and quality control testing. Certified by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The plant is USDA certified and inspected. • Forestry – (87 inmates) sawmill operation. Inmate workers trained in lumber grading, planting and cutting, diesel mechanics, forest management, and heavy equipment operation. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Pinellas WRC • Administrative Support- St. Petersburg- (2 inmates). Inmates trained as General Office Clerk and Customer Service Specialist. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Polk C.I. • Administrative Industry – (11 inmates) customer service center. Inmate workers trained in resolution skills for customer related issues. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • IT Support Industry – (19 inmates) help desk for internal information technology issues. Inmate workers trained as Help Desk Specialists, and in software development. • Special Projects – (8 inmates) document scanning and digitizing. • Seating/Modular Office Panel Systems Furniture – (110 inmates) seating and modular office furniture manufacturing and assembly. Inmate workers trained in metal fabrication, wood milling, industrial machinery operation, woodworking and welding, fabric layout, upholstering and assembly, and Computer Aided Design Drafting. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

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South Bay Correctional Facility (C.F.) • Transmission Refurbishing Services – (26 inmates) rebuilding of torque converters. Inmate workers are trained in material salvage, repair and reconstruction to manufacturers’ specifications.

Sumter C.I. • Graphics – (108 inmates) forms & letterhead printing industry. Inmate workers trained in desktop-publishing, operation of small and large presses, platemaking, and bindery operation. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Wood Casegoods (Furniture) Industry – (99 inmates) wood furniture manufacturing. Inmates trained in machining, numerical control programming and operation, assembling, finishing, and shipping. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Tomoka C.I. • Heavy Vehicle Renovation Industry – (82 inmates) Inmates trained in auto body restoration, vehicle renovation, and heavy vehicle engine repair and maintenance. Certified by the Florida Department of Education.

Union C.I. • Dental Prosthetics Industry – (45 inmates) Inmate workers are trained to fabricate full and partial dentures, crown and bridge restorations, and orthodontic appliances to prescription. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Metal Furniture Industry – (108 inmates) metal products fabrication. Inmate workers are trained as shear operators and repairers, punch and notching press operators, MIG and TIG welders, and grinder/finishers. Certified by the Florida Department of Education. • Tag Industry – (99 inmates) motor vehicle tag manufacturing. Inmate workers trained as embossing press operators, die cutters, coating machine operators, and machine mechanics. Certified by Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering.

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Community Supervision Drug Programs Many Community Supervision Offenders Participate in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Community Corrections Statewide Offender Drug Testing Over Five Years

Many offenders on community supervision participate in substance abuse programs or are routinely tested for drugs as part of their probation or supervision sentences.

Total Offenders Participating in CommunityBased Substance Abuse Programs FY 2005-06 Total = 34,746

580,844

600000 532,487 500000

464,315

437,938

35.0% 35

479,930

30 30.0% 25.0% 25

400000

20.0% 20

300000

15.0% 15 200000

Non-Secure (4,388) 12.6%

Outpatient (29,082) 83.7%

9.6%

10.4%

9.1%

9.2%

8.4%

100000

55.0% 00.0%

Secure (1,047) 3.0% Post Prison, Transitional (229) 0.7%

• The pie chart above shows that the majority (83.7%) of those on community supervision who are participating in community-based substance abuse treatment programs do so on an outpatient basis. The other types of programs available to these offenders include secure (movement beyond the facility is restricted), non-secure (movement is less restricted), and post prison transitional (treatment available after prison release) programs.

10.0% 10

FY 01-02

FY 02-03

FY 03-04

Number of Drug Tests

FY 04-05

FY 05-06

Percentage of Positive Tests

• While the number of drug tests increased slightly last year (bar chart above), the percentage of positive drug tests decreased from 9.2% in FY 2004-05 to 8.4% in FY 2005-06.

Recommitment Rates Two Years After Program Entrance (in FY 2003-04) for Successful Completions for Residential Community-Based Substance Abuse Programs 80

75.4%

64.8%

Total Offenders Participating in CommunityBased Transitional Housing Programs FY 2005-06 Offenders Total = 1,099 FBTH, Post Prison, No Supervision (202) 18.4%

PRTH, Post PRTH, Post Prison on Supervision Supervision (15) 1.4% (65) 5.9%

50 40 30 20.0% 20

13.6%

15.2%

Secure

Non-Secure

11.1%

PRTH, Supervision, Not Post Prision (149) 13.6%

10 0

Prison

Supervision

No Recommitment

• The bar chart above shows that of those who entered residential community-based drug treatment programs in FY 2003-04, 75.4% of those who successfully completed secure programs and 64.8% of those who completed nonsecure programs have had no recommitment to Florida state prison or supervision after two years. FBTH, Supervision (668) 60.8%

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Community Supervision/Futch Act Florida Statute 948.10 (12) states: “In its annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, under s. 20.315 (5), the department shall include a detailed analysis of community control programs and the department’s specific efforts to protect the public from offenders placed on community control. The analysis must include but need not be limited to, specific information on the department’s ability to meet minimum officer-to-offender contact standards, the number of crimes committed by offenders on community control, and the level of community supervision provided.”

The Department’s Ability to Meet Minimum Officer to Offender Contact Standards In order to ensure community control contact standards are met, with virtually no exceptions, contact requirements are reviewed on a weekly basis. Since implementation of this policy, community control officers are now meeting contact requirements on 98.8% of the community controlsupervised population. The Offender-based Information System (OBIS) generated report is utilized by officers and supervisors to ensure contact standard compliance is achieved.

Number of Crimes Committed by Offenders on Community Control The Department’s database reflects that 1,180 community control offenders committed a new crime while on supervision. Of those, 266 were for misdemeanor offenses. Among the 914 felony offenses remaining, 82 were for driving while license suspended/revoked, 54 were for cocaine possession, and 49 were for grand theft less than $5,000. The offenses remaining included resisting an officer without violence, burglary of an unoccupied structure or conveyance, sale of cocaine, and others.

Level of Supervision Provided Supervision levels are derived from a risk assessment system, which is similar to the probation risk assessment instrument established by the National Institute of Justice. The system assigns a supervision level based on the

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offender’s probability of re-offending, committing a technical violation, or absconding. This distinction assists the community control officer in identifying which offenders require the highest level of monitoring and surveillance. In the two risk categories established within community control, as of June 30, 2006, 8% were in the higher community supervision level.

Quality Assurance Contacts In order to monitor the quality of contacts being made with community control offenders, each month supervisors randomly contact community control offenders (5% of the community control caseload), discuss the quality and level of their supervision, and document these responses accordingly.

Ineligible Community Control Sentences The Department determines ineligible community control placements based on the forcible felony criteria and the current offense. Officers review the complete criminal history of these identified offenders for a prior forcible felony, and if the offender is determined to be ineligible for community control, the sentencing judge is notified via letter for further review of the sentence. Of the 11,636 offenders placed on community control, 1.2% were ineligible placements, the same as last year. Of those determined to be ineligible placements (134), no action was taken on 106 and of the 28 remaining, one was placed on Sex Offender Probation, four were placed on Drug Offender Probation and 23 were placed on regular probation.

Planned Compliance Initiatives In order to enhance public safety and to enforce conditions of community supervision, the Department conducts planned compliance initiatives in all 20 judicial circuits. These are unannounced searches of an offender’s residence. All offenders on community supervision may be subject to these events; however, those on supervision for or with a prior violent offense and those with a special condition of random searches are emphasized.

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Implementing the Jessica Lunsford Act Nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford was taken from her bedroom in Citrus County sometime during the night of February 23, 2005. She is believed to have been sexually assaulted and buried alive a few days later. She died of asphyxiation, according to the medical examiner’s report. John Evander Couey, who was charged March 21, 2005 with her murder, was also charged with burglary with battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child less than 12 years of age. He is a convicted sex offender with a long criminal history. He was also a neighbor of Jessica’s. He was on county probation at the time of the murder. He currently faces the death penalty. The Florida Legislature responded to this crime by enhancing penalties for sexual crimes against children through the Jessica Lunsford Act (JLA), which took effect September 1, 2005. The JLA requires: • the sentencing authority to order mandatory electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders; • the development of a graduated risk assessment system to monitor sex offenders placed on supervision; • information to be provided on FDLE's Criminal Justice Network (CJNET), and; • requires the Department to have fingerprint reading equipment in each probation office.

The Act was implemented in three phases.

Phase 1, effective September 1, 2005 Community Corrections created a special unit of sexual supervision experts to supervise offenders meeting the JLA criteria with the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) electronic monitoring condition imposed. Training was provided to this Sexual Offender Alert Field Enforcement (SAFE) Special Operations Unit, emphasizing statutory revisions, as well as enhanced interagency communication with other criminal justice entities, including the courts, law enforcement, and state attorneys’ offices. Additionally, the department began assisting FDLE in notifying sexual offenders and predators of re-registration requirements, which require sexual offenders and predators to report in person twice yearly (birth month and 6 months after) to the county sheriff ’s office to provide address and other information provided in s. 943.0435(14)(a), s. 944.607(13)(a), and s. 775.21(8)(a), F.S.

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Phase 2, effective December 1, 2005 and March 1, 2006 Community Corrections staff worked in conjunction with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to develop a graduated risk assessment to identify high risk sex offenders. The system is based on criteria provided in s. 948.061(1), F.S. including sex offenders with a history of supervision violations or incarcerations with other risk factors that could make the offender more likely to pose a danger to others. Community Corrections and OIT staff worked together to make the electronic transmission of high risk sex offender (HRSO) information to the CJNET possible. In preparation for this requirement, the department and FDLE partnered to reconcile and share agency data for better and more accurate identification of offenders. This required working closely with local law enforcement agencies to reprint offenders for accurate identification. The Department provides a cumulative chronology of HRSO’s prior terms of supervision and violations, as required in s. 948.061(2), F.S. The Department provides this information, which includes offenders’ addresses and photos, to the court through FDLE’s Criminal Justice Network (CJNET). By allowing judges to review the information at first appearances and subsequent hearings, it assists judges in making informed decisions regarding bond or sentencing. Community Corrections and FDLE also partnered to implement notifications of offender contact with law enforcement via Florida Administrative Messages (FAM’s). The FAM’s are generated to the supervising officer when an offender on supervision is fingerprinted in Florida, including an arrest, registration, re-registration, and movement within jail facilities. On March 1, 2006, FDLE began sending FAM’s on high risk sex offenders and six months later (on September 2, 2006), FDLE began sending FAM’s on the entire supervised offender population.

Phase 3, effective October 1, 2006 On October 1, 2006, Community Corrections and OIT staff worked in partnership with FDLE to implement the biometric identification (Rapid ID) system, which identifies offenders received for supervision as provided in s. 948.061(3), F.S. Probation officers have received Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) and Rapid ID training to help identify offenders by using fingerprint-reading equipment during the intake process, transfers within Florida, and any other occasion which requires offender identification.

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Community Supervision Absconder Unit Number of Absconders from Supervision Reduced In February 2006, Secretary McDonough expressed a determined and sincere concern to reduce the number of absconders from supervision. As part of this initiative, a goal was established to reduce the number of absconders by 20% within one year. In order to accomplish this goal, a statewide advisory review committee was created to assist the Absconder Unit in developing and refining strategies to locate absconders. The following actions were taken as a result of the recommendations of the review team: • Field Liaisons were identified in each circuit to work closely with the Absconder Unit, field staff, and local law enforcement agencies to increase absconder apprehensions. The Liaisons also work with the community and local media groups i.e., “Crime Stoppers”, to publicize high-risk absconders and generate leads from the public. • Staff was trained in each circuit to assist in the development of local strategies for reducing the number of absconders. • Absconder Unit Web site located on DCWeb (the department’s intranet) was created, providing training and other absconder-related resources to field staff. • An Absconder Tracking Database was created to track and record absconders, and to share tips and leads.

• Top ten “Most Wanted Absconders” list was created by Brian Howell, and was posted on DCWeb. It was so well received that it was also launched on the public Web site (www.dc.state.fl.us) in November. • The Appriss JusticeXchange data network was used to locate absconders in custody nationwide. • U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service was used to identify deceased absconders. • The Absconder Unit in this initiative developed partnerships with the agencies listed below in an effort to apprehend absconders. ◆ Department of Homeland Security ◆ Florida Department of Law Enforcement ◆ Department of Revenue (Child Support Enforcement) ◆ Agency for Workforce Innovations ◆ Federal Bureau of Prisons Since the beginning of the initiative on February 28, 2006, the number of absconders has been reduced from 44,020 to 39,088 as of June 30, 2006, a reduction of 4,932 absconders or (11.2%). Since the inception of the Absconder Unit in 2001, the number of outstanding absconder warrants has been reduced by more than 20%.

If you suspect someone may be an absconder from supervision... In the interest of public safety, the Florida Department of Corrections makes available to law enforcement agencies and the public, information and photographs of offenders who have ceased to make themselves available for supervision and are considered absconders. Information about absconders can be accessed via the “Offender Search” link on the left column of the

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Department’s home Web page, www.dc.state.fl.us that directs the user to the Absconder/Fugitive Information Search site www.dc.state.fl.us/Absconder. Visitors can provide information about an absconder to the Department’s Absconder Unit via e-mail link [emailprotected], which is provided on the Absconder/Fugitive Information Search page.

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Institutional Drug Programs • The pie chart below shows that of those inmates receiving Substance Abuse treatment in FY 2005-06, 71.3% received Modality 1 (outpatient) treatment. • The bar chart below shows that for those inmates released in FY 2003-04 who had been in Substance Abuse treatment programs, 64.9%, of those who successfully completed Outpatient (Modality 1) programs, 66.2% who completed Therapeutic Community (Modality 2) programs, and 89.7% who completed the Program Center have had no recommitment to a Florida state prison or supervision within two years after release.

Total Inmates Participating in Institutional-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Programs - FY 2005-06 *Total = 7,220 Programming Center (821) 11.4%

Modality 2 (1,251) 17.3%

Recommitment Rates Within Two Years After Release (in FY 2003-04) for Successful Completions of Inmate Substance Abuse Programs 89.7%

90.0% 80.0% 70.0%

66.2%

64.9%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 29.3%

30.0%

27.9%

20.0% 10.0%

Modality 1 (5,148) 71.3%

0.0%

5.7%

5.9%

Outpatient (Modality 1)

Therapeutic Community (Modality 2)

1.5%

Prison

* Another 32,941 inmates in FY 2005-06 received Substance Abuse Services in the form of the Drug Simple Screening Instrument (DSSI) given at Admission. Also, another 7,325 inmates participated in Readiness/Alumni/Prevention services.

8.8%

Supervision

Program Center

No Recommitment

In-Prison Substance Abuse Percent of Inmates in Need of Treatment • Per the pie chart on the right, 63.9% (56,392) of total inmate population (88,266) on July 1, 2006 have been consistently screened to be in need of substance abuse treatment services. • Approximately 2,117 substance abuse treatment slots were available on July 1, 2006.

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31,874 36.1%

56,392 63.9%

Florida Department of Corrections

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