The
Florida Department of Corrections was established in 1821.
The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the
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. 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.
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The
Florida Department of Corrections was established in 1821.
The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 officerParole officers and probation officers play an important role in criminal justice systems by supervising offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, in recommending sentencing in courts of law....
s.
History
Florida's first penitentiary was opened in the U.S. arsenal property at
ChattahoocheeChattahoochee is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,287 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 3,720...
in 1868.
Recidivism
As of 2009, 90% of prisoners were released eventually. One-third have returned within three years.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Florida Department of Corrections, 24 officers have died in the line of duty.
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