~ ~ f\ ~4 ' CONTENTS Florida Sheriffs Association Officers Board of Directors FLORIDA'S GOVERNMENT Executive Branch Directory of State Agencies . State Government Chart . 12 Legislative Branch .. 14 Judicial Branch . .. 21 Florida's U.S. Senators and Represen'tatives .. 26 Directory of County Officials .. 32 Sheriffs of Florida (Biographies) . 37 Directory of Law Enforcement Agencies .. Florida Police Chiefs . 57 Sheriffs' Telephone Numbers and Addresses .. Inside Back Cover Volume 30, No. 1, March-April, 1988 Publisher, Berlin Williams, Executive Director, Florida Sheriffs Association Editor, Carl Stauffer Art Director, Frank Jones Editorial Asst. , Carol D. Jens THE SHERIFF'S STAR is published monthly during February, May, June and Sep- tember and bi-monthly during December and January, March and April, July and August, October and November, by the Florida Sheriffs Association, a non-profit corpora- tion, P.O. Box 1487, Tallahassee, Florida, 32302 (street address, 2617 Mahan Drive). The subscription rate is $5 per year and the publication number is USPS 493-980.Second class postage is paid at Tallahassee, Florida, and additional mailing offices. ISSN¹ 0488-6186 Presi dent's Message: privatizing jails just won't workI Sheriff Charles S. Dean A bout 30 years ago Florida's Sheriffs took the profit In Bay County, near the end of 1985, the commis- motive out oflaw enforcement by abolishing an unpro- sioners ignored protests from Sheriff Lavelle Pitts fessional system that paid them fees for making and the public by signing a 20-year contract to let a arrests, transporting prisoners, serving court papers private firm operate the county jail. and performing other routine duties. It is possible that commissioners in other counties It was a bad system, primarily because it placed may be sufficiently misled in spite of widespread con- emphasis on the quantity of arrests, rather than the cern about the consequences. Meanwhile, many ques- quality. Consequently, since the fee was the same for tions are being raised. all arrests, regardless of the seriousness ofthe crime or What happens, for instance, if the private firm goes the time and effort involved, there was a strong incen- bankrupt, or creates dangerous and chaotic condi- tive to go out and make a lot of easy arrests for minor tions in the jail? Will Sheriffs be willing to resume crimes such as public drunkenness, disorderly con- control when they are not required by law to operate duct, lottery violations or bootlegging, while major the county jail? crimes requiring long, unprofitable investigations, What will county commissioners do when private were likely to be placed on hold. firms find that the jail business is unprofitable, and Any time the Sheriffs financial resources got low, decline to renew their contracts? or funds were needed for equipment, arrests for minor Overcrowding has caused a jail crisis all over the crimes increased substantially. state. How will private firms cope with this problem To replace this profit oriented fee system, Sheriffs when their profit incentive encourages them to keep sponsored a budget-salary system that has allowed jails full and hold prisoners as long as possible (just them to make tremendous advances in professional- the reverse of what Sheriffs are presently doing)? ism and modernization. Today's high calibre of law Are county commissioners ignoring legal opinions enforcement is the result, but, unfortunately, the profit that say they can't contract away their liability, and motive is threatening to rise again. therefore can't avoid lawsuits resulting from acci- dents, assaults, fires and other jail incidents merely by This time it is emerging as a strong effort to "privat- hiring private contractors? ize" jails —a trendy movement that allows private Since private contractors have a profit incentive to firms to operate county jails for profit. It may be just a keep inmates as long as possible, what will happen to fad, but it's a very bad fad. Sheriffs on the state and the present system of "gain time" that reduces jail national level have opposed it from the beginning, but terms for good behavior, and thus helps to relieve few county commissioners are encouraging it. overcrowding? continued on page 8 MARCH-APRIL 1986 I I Charles S. Dean President Joe Sheppard Fred Peel Vice President Immediate Past President Florida Sheriffs Association OKcers Eddie Boone Joe C. Peavy R. T. "Tim" Dobeck Pat Hartley Chairman of the Board Treasurer Secretary Sergeant-at-Arms W.G. "Buddy" Smith Berlin %illiams Everett Jones, John D. Fuller Chaplain Execu ts ve Drrector General Counsel Legislative Counsel Appointed officials THE SHERIFF'S STAR Florida Sheriffs Association Board of Directors Jack Taylor, Jr. John P. McDaniel Eddie Boone Bobby McCray L.J. "Lu" Hindery Roy J. Rodgers Chairman Vice Chairman District I District II Sheriffs serving as directors are Jack Taylor, Jr., Frank- Sheriffs serving as directors are Bobby McCray, lin County; John P. McDaniel, Jackson County; and Lafayette County; L. J."Lu" Hindery, Alachua County; Eddie Boone, Leon County. Other counties in this dis- and Roy J.Rodgers, Gilchrist County. Other counties in trict are Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, this district are Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Clay, Dixie, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Duval (Jacksonville), Hamilton, Madison, Nassau, Put- Wakulla, Walton and Washington. nam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor and Union. "Gerry" Coleman Noel E. Griffin, Jr. C.W. "Jake" Miller James D. Holt Doyle W. Bryan Aubrey C. Rogers District III District IV Sheriffs serving as directors are Gerard "Gerry" Cole- Sheriffs serving as directors are James D. Holt, Martin man, Pinellas County; Noel E.Griffin, Jr., Lake County; County; Doyle W. Bryan, Hardee County; and Aubrey and C.W. "Jake" Miller, Brevard County. Other coun- C. Rogers, Collier County. Other counties in the district ties in this district are Citrus, Flagler, Hernando, Hills- are Broward, Charlotte, Dade, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, borough, Indian River, Levy, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Pasco, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia. Beach, St. Lucie and Sarasota. President's Message continued. .. Does it make any sense for private contractors to Perhaps there may be some government functions duplicate the services presently provided for jails by that can be turned over to private firms with accepta- Sheriffs' staff members outside the jail —services ble results, but I am not aware of any examples that such as record keeping, purchasing and personnel? are worth cheering about. It is possible that govern- Who will provide secure transportation when ments may save money initially by privatizing some inmates from privately operated jails are taken to of their functions, but I am persuaded they will lose court appearances, work release jobs, doctors, dentists money in the long run, and will also encounter grave and hospitals? problems. Since private firms do not have to comply with the This may have already happened in St. Paul, Min- public records law, how will the news media and the nesota, a city that has privatized several of its func- public keep fully informed about jail incidents such as tions. Recently one of the top officials was quoted as beatings, rapes, suicides, etc.? saying, "We've had a lot of experience, and we can see Will private correctional officers be more likely to that there are plenty of cases where it just won' t resort to brutality because they have the capability of work. " covering up their actions? If this official is disillusioned, I am not at all sur- This is only a sampling of the questions that are prised. I am thoroughly convinced that county jails being asked about privatizing jails, and, unfortu- provide one critical area where privatizing will abso- nately, by the time the answers become obvious, it is lutely not work. To experiment with it will be a costly likely to be too late to avoid a chaotic mess. and disastrous mistake. MARCH-APRIL 1986 GOVERNOR GOVERNOR BOB GRAHAM (D) Bob Graham, the 38th Governor of the State of Florida, was born in Coral Gables on November 9, 1936, and was educated in Dade County public schools, graduating from Miami Senior High School. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Florida in 1959 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1962. In February 1959, Bob Graham married Adele Khoury of Miami Springs. They have four daughters. As a legislator, Graham was an aggressive advocate of improved education for Florida's children. He authored and steered passage of a bill requiring testing for competency and progress in public schools, as well as numerous other laws aimed at improving the state's educational system. In addi- tion, Graham authored or helped write many of the state' s current environmental laws. As chairman of the Senate Health and Rehabilitative Services Committee, he also focused strong attention on the needs of the elderly and providing community health services. Bob Graham was inaugurated to his first term as Gover- nor in January, 1979. He was re-elected to the position in November of 1982. As Governor, Graham has established a clear reputation as a crime fighter and strong supporter of law enforcement. Governor's Staff Graham has been vocal and active in his fight against Samuel (Buddy) Shorstein. .. .... Chief of Staff drug trafficking in Florida. He supported and signed into law Jay Hakes Deputy Chief of Staff bills that mandate a minimum 15-year prison sentence for Sue Tully Executive Assistant drug smugglers. He traveled to Colombia in an effort to find Sandra Tufarella. .. .. ..... .. Executive Assistant to cut off the trade at its source and he ways drug has repeat- (Scheduling and Travel) edly called for a greater federal role in fighting drug smug- Linda Shelley . General Counsel gling. Governor Graham is a supporter of capital Jill Chamberlin .