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C. 2053'1 '~''~' -'---' -,--'-' --~;:'-' ~ -- ------rl' - --~- ---.-. ~.-. -.. -. ,~------ ------~~--~--""----,,.-- FLORIDA DEPARTMENT of Governor BOB GRAHAM CORRECTIONS Secretary LOUIE L WAINWRIGHT 1311 Winewood Boulevard. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 • Telephone: 904/488-7480 BOB GRAHAM, Governor State of Florida March '1, 1981 Honorable Bob Graham Governor of Florida Honorable Members of Florida Legislature Dear Governor and Members of the Legislature: In accordance with Chapter 20.315(16), Florida Statutes, the Department of Corrections respectfully submits its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1979-80. It ;s hoped that this year's report will provide you and other interested individuals and agencies with a concise picture of the activities, status, functions and impact of the Florida Department of Corrections as it executes its statutory responsibility for the custody, care, treatment and management of adult offenders. Should you have any questions regarding the material in our 1979-80 Annual Report, we wili be happy to respond. Sincerely, ~iL-:./I- LOUIE L. WAINWRIGHT Secretary LLW:css WAYNE MIXSON, Lt. Governor State of Florida t , ............. /. l V .. .. -- --------.'- - - -,-- . TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Secretary's Message ....................................................';' ....................... 2 Management ..............•.................................................................... 4 Organizational Chart ........................................................................... 6 Frederick H. Owen, Jr .......................................................................... 7 , Goals and Objectives .......................................... '................................. 8 Significant Accomplishments .......................... : ........................................ 12 An Interim Report on the Florida Department of Corrections ..................................... 18 by the Governor's Executive Review Committee Correctional Industries ........................................................................ 22 Criminal Justice, Employment and Population Trends Affecting Corrections ........................ 27 Inmate Admissions and Releases ......................................................... 29 Community Supervision Intakes and Losses ................................................ 30 Regional Offices .............................................................................. 31 Region I ....................................................•........................... 32 Region II ..................................................................... : ......... 33 Region III .............................................................................. 35 Region IV .....................................................................•.......... 36 Region V ............................................................................... 38 l Corrections in Florida ...................................................................... 39-40 Facilities Locations ........................................................................ 39 Probation and Parole Offices ............................................................. 40 Departmental Directory ............................................ :-.......................... 42 Statistics ................................... ~ ..........•.................................... 45-85 II Incarcerated Offenders .............. (>: .................. , ...•..•..•....•...............• 46 Probationers and Parolees ........ " ...................................................... 63 Financial Data ................................................... ; ............................ 87 <It n ~ !f \' ~ It-,,.'~ Combined Statement of General Governmental Expenditures Compared 11 with Authorizations General and Special Revenue Fund For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1980 ................................................................ 88 (,Per Inmate Day Cost<~f Operations of Facilities (General Revenue) Fiscal Year. 1979-1980 Compared with Previous Two years ........................................ 89 Status of Fixed Capital Outlay Projects Appropriated to the Department of Corrections ........................... '; ................ : ............................. 91 Status of Fixed Capital Outlay Projects Appropriated to the Department of General Services .............................................................. ' ......... 92 Status of Fixed Capital Outlay Projects Appropriated to the Department of Corrections Federal Aid Trust Fund ....................................•....•.......... 94 Index ......................................................................................... 95 , II - - --- -.-. -.-- ---.. -'-- ~---,..------..,..----,----.---....-----.-- ~ single admini.s~rator and th.eir efforts can be closely coordinated. This structure should provide a mechanism I for an expeditious resolution o~ many of the Department's problems. ~:i In c~njunction with the Department's dedicated staft the Governor and the Governor's Executive Review II Committee, several of the most prominent needs have been surfaced by this Department as we continue our progr~ss ~owards the most effective correctional system possible given the parameters of our resources. SECRETARY'S MESSAGE These major Issues are as follows: 8 Salari~s of all correctional staff must be raised to levels of competitiveness with LOUIE L. WAINWRIGHT SECRETARY the private sector and to a level at least equal to other law enforcement agencies. 8 ~ecurity staff must be increased to provide a more realistic officer to inmate ratio In order to ensure the safety of both inmates and staff. Florida's tremendous growth during the seventies has enhanced the complexity of the State's correctional system. Since 1970, the State's population has increased 41 percent. This growth has added to the ever­ 8 Additional faciliti.es must be provided to accommodate increased population increasing crime rate, and, in turn, the rising prison and probation and parole population. and to comply With the Costello v. Wainwright court settlement. Florida is ranked third in the nation in the use of incarceration (208 per 100,000 population). It has the fourth largest prison system in the United States, preceded by Texas, California and New York, the three 8 The training capabilities of the Department must be increased to enhance the most populous states. professional development of all correctional staff. I am justifiably proud of the 8,900 correctional staff located in the 79 facilities housing inmates and in the II Additional staff and funds should be appropriated to allow the delivery of neces­ 82 probation and parole offices. They are faced with the awesome responsibility of supervising over 19,000 sary mental health services to all inmates in our system. inmates and more than 47,000 probationers and parolees. Despite the continued increases in prison popula­ 0-;) tion and caseloads, they have continued to work diligently towards great progress in many areas. • Work programs must .be expanded in order to eliminate idleness. A large portion of this Annual Report reflects the major accomplishments of the Department through the 8 Sufficient funds and qualified food service personnel should be allocated to efforts of its dedicated employees. Major projects implemented during Fiscal Year 1979-80 included the ensure nutritional and properly prepared meals. development of the Uniform Classification System, the reorganization of the Probation and Parole Field Services, the partial funding of the Workhour Formula for Probation and Parole