Florida Department of Florida Department of Corrections Corrections We Never Walk Alone Senate Criminal Justice Committee November 4, 2009 Walter A. McNeil, Secretary Reception, Classification, and Reception, Classification, and Inmate Transfers Inmate Transfers 10/21/2009
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Florida Department of CorrectionsFlorida Department of Corrections
We Never Walk Alone
Senate Criminal Justice CommitteeNovember 4, 2009
Walter A. McNeil, Secretary
Reception, Classification, and Inmate TransfersReception, Classification, and Inmate Transfers
10/21/2009
More than 101,000 inmates.
60 major institutions
More than 111,000 inmate transfers annually
The Big Picture
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Reception & Classification
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Male Reception Centers
Reception and Medical CenterCentral Florida Reception CenterSouth Florida Reception CenterNorthwest Florida Reception Center
Female Reception Centers
Lowell AnnexBroward Correctional Institution
Broward C.I.Established in 1977
North West Florida Reception Center
Established in 2009
Reception and Medical Center
Established in 1968
South Florida Reception Center
Established in 1985
Central Florida Reception Center
Established in 1988
Lowell AnnexEstablished in 1956
Reception Centers
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Custody Level / Housing Level
Bed Space Availability
Medical Needs
Mental Health Needs
Program Needs (education, substance abuse, etc.)
Inmate Skills
Proximity to Home / Family
GOAL Assign the inmate to a suitable permanent facility that has available bed space.
Factors Considered for Permanent Placement
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Inmate Transfers
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Initial Classification transfers:From Reception Center to Permanent Facility based on priority needs and available bed space
Subsequent transfers may occur for the following reasons:Medical or Psychological NeedsManagement (Close & Protective Management, etc.)Population AdjustmentsProgram Needs (Education, Substance Abuse Treatment, etc.)Administrative MovesEmergency SituationsGood Adjustment
Transfer Types
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In the past year, the Department transferred more than 111,000 inmates.
94% of these transfers were carried out to fulfill the priority needs of the Department and/or the inmate.
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Transfers
Inmates may request a “Good Adjustment Transfer” at any time so long as they have met the following criteria:
Six months to three years at their current location
No disciplinary reports for last six or twelve months (6 months if less than 2 years remaining to serve, 12 months if two years or more remaining).
No mandatory program refusals or removals for unsatisfactory participation.
Good Adjustment Transfers
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Inmates may request up to three facilities
Inmates are not guaranteed transfer to one of their requested locations.
The facility may not be able to meet the inmate’s needs (medical, mental health, programs, security, etc.)
Due to the Department of Corrections’ need to manage and balance the inmate population statewide.
If approved, the inmate is placed on the transfer waiting list.
Inmates are scheduled for Good Adjustment transfers in order of approval. Depending on where the inmate is requesting to be transferred, there may be a waiting list.
Good Adjustment Transfers
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40% of the inmate population comes from Central Florida
35% of the inmate population comes from South Florida
The majority of transfer requests are to these areas.
Central Florida – only 21% of the beds are general population
South Florida – only 17% of the beds are general population
Good Adjustment Transfer Statistics
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These facts mandate that transfers be based on:
The needs of the Department
Bed space availability
The needs of the inmate
It is simply not feasible for all of the inmates
from Central and South Florida to be housed in
institutions in those areas.
Good Adjustment Transfers
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The Department believes that maintaining family contact is important to the overall success of the inmate’s development and eventual reentry into the community.
Despite the volume of inmate transfers and the complexities involved, the Department is taking steps to ensure that more inmates are housed closer to their homes and families.
Reception
Reentry Centers
Good Adjustment Transfers
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Comments or Questions?
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