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Overview of Florida's Correctional System Florida

The Jail System

There are 108 jail facilities in Florida's 67 counties with a rated capacity of 60,589 beds. Facilities are mostly managed by sheriffs or local corrections agencie. The FL Sheriffs' Assoc. inspects jails for standards compliance.

The Prison System

The Florida Department of Corrections managed 98,219 inmates at the end of 2007 in 137 facilities (including institutions, annexes, work camps, and work release centers). The Department's annual budget is $2.3 billion with more than 27,000 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The Office of Community Corrections within the DOC supervised 274,079 probationers and 4,654 parolees in 2007. There are 156 field offices throughout the state.
2007 Crime Rate for Florida
The crime rate in Florida is about 22% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 85% of the crime rate in Florida which is 20% higher than the national rate. The remaining 19.4% are violent crimes and are about 35% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Florida compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Florida National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,812 3,731
Violent Crimes 723 467
Property Crimes 4,089 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Florida has 462,435 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 20% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Florida National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,197 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Florida has a rate 16% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Florida National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 535 447
2007 Probationers
Florida has a rate 3% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Florida National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,917 1,863
2007 Parolees
Florida has a rate 90% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Florida National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 33 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 33% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Florida National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 10% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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