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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Legislative Budget Request for FY 2008-09 Charlie Crist, Governor James R. McDonough, Secretary.

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1 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Legislative Budget Request for FY 2008-09 Charlie Crist, Governor James R. McDonough, Secretary

2 Florida Department of Corrections 2 Focus on Core Mission  Protect the public, ensure the safety of department personnel, and provide for the proper care and supervision of all offenders under our jurisdiction, while assisting, as appropriate, their reentry into society.

3 Florida Department of Corrections 3 LRPP and LBR  The Long-Range Program Plan outlines how the department is going to accomplish this mission. It provides the means for reflecting the department’s highest priorities.  The Legislative Budget Request provides the mechanism to address those priorities.

4 Florida Department of Corrections 4 The department’s Legislative Budget Request for FY 2008-09 focuses on:  Appropriate funding for the projected increases in the inmate population  Funding for critical facility maintenance  Competitive salary adjustments for health services staff  Price level increases for health services commodities and services, including drugs  Price level increases for contractual services including food, leases, and residential substance abuse  Restoration of substance abuse treatment funding  Technology enhancements to promote efficiency  Vehicle and medical equipment replacement

5 Florida Department of Corrections 5 Florida’s Prison Population (CJEC Estimate at June 30)

6 Florida Department of Corrections 6 Funding for Prison Construction  Major construction is critical to maintain bed capacity in light of the most recent CJEC population projections. (10/08/2007)  $ 650 million is requested for the construction of 10,000 prison beds.  Begins construction of five new facilities  Begins site work for three new facilities  Adds dorm capacity at existing institutions

7 Florida Department of Corrections 7 Funding for New Prison Population in FY 2008-09  Inmate population is anticipated to grow to an end-of-year population of 103,737 in 2008-09.  $50.5 million and 740 positions are requested to accommodate the increased inmate population  $8.8 million and 324 positions are requested for support staff (health, education and non-housing security staff) for new and expanded institutions opening during FY 2008-09

8 Florida Department of Corrections 8 Repairs and Maintenance  $42 million is requested for critical maintenance needs  Request includes issues that are required to ensure public and personal safety or prison capacity. Roof replacement Roof replacement Security/facility repairs & improvements Security/facility repairs & improvements Environmental/health issues Environmental/health issues

9 Florida Department of Corrections 9 Health Services  Competitive salaries for health service professionals ($13 million)  Health services price level increases  Drug costs ($38 million)  Contracts and other commodities ($16 million)  $819,084 is requested for replacement of medical and infirmary equipment

10 Florida Department of Corrections 10 Anti-Recidivism  Restore substance abuse treatment funding ($5.5 million)  Provide price level increase for residential substance abuse beds ($4 million)

11 Florida Department of Corrections 11 Technology  Refresh desktops ($900,000)  Reengineer OBIS ($2.5 million)  Mobile Technology ($2.2 million)

12 Florida Department of Corrections 12 Other Issues in Support of Mission  $2 million for replacement and maintenance of aging vehicles which compromise the safety of staff and inmates.  Price level increases for Food contracts ($5.4 million) Community Corrections’ leases ($2.9 million) Private prison contracts ($1.3 million)  32 Positions for the Jessica Lunsford Act


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