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1 Overview of the Department’s Re-Entry Initiative
Florida Department of Corrections Overview of the Department’s Re-Entry Initiative

2 Florida’s Prison Population Estimated by Year on June 30th
15% Growth 14,638 2 Prepared by the Florida Department of Corrections: Bureau of Research and Data Analysis & CJEC -Sept data, based on Bureau of Budget & Management Evaluation projected per diem rates ,& Bureau of Facility Services projected cost of a 1,335 bed prison (as of 6/30/09) 2

3 Re-entry facilities Eligible inmates within 3yrs of release
To be released to targeted counties Will receive comprehensive services Substance abuse/mental health treatment Academic Vocational Life skills

4 Single Point of Re-entry
Housing needs (sex offenders, affordable housing) Education needs Mental Health Family Concerns (lack of support, reunification) Probation Officers Healthcare needs (medications, substance abuse, etc.) Employment (unemployed, obtaining identification, social security cards, etc.) Transportation Local Law Enforcement Collaboration with service providers and state / local agencies is essential. No single entity can effectively address these issues alone.

5 Re-entry facilities Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4
Century CI – 1,507 beds (future conversion of existing institution) Gadsden Re-entry Center – 576 beds (construction to be completed Nov 2011) Region 2 Baker CI – 1,165 beds (existing re-entry facility) Baker Re-entry Center – 432 (construction to be completed August 2011) Region 3 Polk CI – 1,535 beds (future conversion of existing institution) Demilly CI – 342 beds (existing re-entry facility) Tomoka CI – 1,263 beds (future conversion of existing institution) Region 4 Everglades CI – 1,788 beds (future conversion of existing institution) Everglades Re-entry Center – 288 (construction to be completed August 2011)

6 Current / Future Re-entry Facilities
Baker Re-entry Center Baker CI Century CI Serving Serving Duval 1837 Gadsden 265 Escambia 1,012 Serving Tomoka CI Polk 2054 Gadsden Re-Entry Center Jackson 116 Santa Rosa 180 Nassau 80 Serving Hillsborough 3428 Volusia 1115 Serving Wakulla 180 Walton 117 Baker 63 Miami-Dade 2315 Seminole 411 Manatee 489 Franklin 180 Okaloosa 180 Union 36 Demilly CI Monroe 151 Orange 1523 Sumter 119 Liberty 180 Bradford 98 Broward 2609 Polk CI Osceola 364 Pasco 770 St.Johns 236 Calhoun 117 Collier 247 Lake 440 Clay 165 Gulf 180 Current / Future Re-entry Facilities Everglades CI Everglades Re-entry Center #’s Represent Releases for Calendar Year ‘08

7 Analysis of Work Release Centers
Beds % Employed Average Pay DOC 20 facilities 2,133 68% $7.77 Contract 14 facilities 1,819 88% $8.60

8 Inmate earns $8.15 an hour for 35 hours a week = $240 after taxes
$ % room and board $ 24 10% restitution or COPS $ % family assistance, incl. child support $ 24 10% for mandatory inmate savings account $ 36 Remainder for personal use

9 DOC Subsistence Collected
Per Diem Analysis Cost per Day DOC Subsistence Collected Net Cost DOC $ 34.55 $ 8.23 $ 26.32 Contract $ 21.35 N/A

10 Expansion of Work Release beds
Work release beds Dec ,952 Included recent expansion of contract beds by 141 By Dec 2010, DOC beds will increase by RFP for 280 additional contract beds Duval County 80 beds, Pinellas/Hillsborough county 200 beds Total Work Release Capacity Dec ,832


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