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10% Appropriation Reduction
for Fiscal Year 2009-2010
December 17, 2008
Senate Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations
Walter A. McNeil, Secretary
Florida Department of Corrections
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DC Budget
2008-2009 Base Budget
$ 2.3
Billion
Security and Institutional Ops.
Health Services
Community Corrections
Administration
Education & Programs
$ 1.5
$ 425.6
$ 247
$ 48.8
$ 27.3
Billion
Million
Million
Million
Million
2008-2009 Fixed Cap Budget
$ 305
Million
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The Big Picture
10 % reduction = $ 221,263,808
A cut of this magnitude will negatively
impact public safety and is contrary to the
Department’s mission.
“To protect the public safety, to ensure the safety of Department
personnel, and to provide proper care and supervision of
all offenders under our jurisdiction while assisting, as
appropriate, their re-entry into society.”
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Increasing Inmate Population
Florida's Prison Population
October 16, 2008 CJEC Estimate
135,000
130,000
125,000
90,000
108,495
95,000
104,102
100,000
118,676
105,000
124,366
110,000
129,328
115,000
113,420
# of Inmates
120,000
85,000
80,000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
FY
10/16/2008
 Using current CJEC estimates, Florida will need to fund the equivalent of
19 new prisons over the next 5 years – a cost of roughly $2 billion.
 Operating costs for each of these new prisons are approximately $26
million per year
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Proposal #1 - $196,479,063
Periodic Gain Time Awards
Proposal:
– Permit DOC to grant up to three separate 90-day
gain time awards to inmates.
– Provide inmates with up to two awards in FY 0910 and one award in FY 10-11.
– Consistent with the 85% law.
Savings:
– FY 09-10 = $43M operating & $135M construction.
– FY 09-10 = $18M health services.
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Periodic Gain Time Awards
Advantages:
– Consistent with the 85% law.
– Sex offenders are not eligible.
– Only amounts to a minimal change in the
release date for inmates.
– Gain time can be withheld, revoked, or
reduced as determined by inmate
behavior.
– Gain time awards only need to be used to
the extent that desired savings are
achieved.
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Probation Caseload Ratios
FTE Community Corrections Staff Against Population
4,300
165,000
4,100
160,000
155,000
3,900
Special Session
C Reduction
3,300
2008 Legislative
Reduction
3,100
140,000
135,000
130,000
2,900
125,000
2,700
120,000
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Staff
145,000
3,500
Population
150,000
3,700
FTE Staff
Active and Active Suspense Population
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Proposal #2 - $25,014,597
Community Corrections Positions
Proposal:
– Reduce probation staff
Effect on Regular Probation Caseloads:
– Loss of 476 FTE
– Regular probation caseloads will increase from
103:1 to 162:1 (includes active and active
suspense cases)
Savings:
– FY 09-10 = $23.7M loss of 476 FTE
– FY 09-10 = $1.3M expense (travel) savings.
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Re-Entry Programs
Saving Money and Lives
DOC’s re-entry programs, like substance abuse treatment,
vocational training, academic education, life-skills
management, and faith and character-based programs have
major benefits:
– Reduced recidivism means fewer victims.
– Reduced recidivism means fewer prison beds.
– Lower criminal offending reduces the demand on the
criminal justice system (police investigations, county jails,
court costs, prosecuting and defending crimes).
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Walter A. McNeil, Secretary
Florida Department of Corrections
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