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The Florida Department of Corrections [1] is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I [ 2 ] is the panhandle area, Region II [ 3 ] is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III [ 4 ] consist of central Florida and Region IV [1] which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.
It housed female death row inmates until February 2003 when the female death row was moved to Lowell Annex. [8] The Broward Correctional Institution served as a reception center for female inmates. As of 2011, a staff of approximately 272 individuals serviced the facility. [1] As of 2012 624 prisoners, all female, were housed there. [6]
Incarceration rates by state. From various years; latest available as of June 2024. State, federal, and local inmates. [1] This article has lists of US states and US territories by incarceration and correctional supervision rates. There are also counts of inmates for various categories.
Under Florida's "pay-to-stay" law, inmates are charged $50 for every day of their sentence—including time they never spent incarcerated. She Only Served 10 Months Behind Bars. Florida Still ...
Florida has moved over 4,600 inmates to ‘hardened’ facilities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. (Getty Images)
The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States. As of July 2022, FDC had an inmate population of approximately 84,700 and over 200,000 offenders in community supervision programs. [3] It is the largest agency administered by the State of Florida with a budget of $3.3 billion. [4]
Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center in Outagamie County. The correctional centers system contains 16 relatively small minimum-security facilities, two of which house female inmates. [1] Black River Correctional Center [1] (capacity 114) Drug Abuse Correctional Center (capacity 300) Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center (capacity 100)
Florida, where Miami-Dade is demonstrating a better path forward, should certainly do the same. The criminal justice system was never meant to become the option of last resort for the mentally ill.