INMATE ESCAPES FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. July 2016 June 2017

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1 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS INMATE ESCAPES Julie L. Jones Secretary July 2016 June 2017 For Fiscal Year Attempted Escapes Escapes Recaptures Short-term trends in inmate escapes Prepared by: Florida Department of Corrections Bureau of Research & Data Analysis July 2017

2 Inmate Escape Report (Fourth Quarter (Fiscal of Year Fiscal ) Year ) This report provides information for the FY first quarter in reference July 2013to - September attempted escapes, 2013) of escapes Fiscal Year and recaptures in reference from Florida s to attempted correctional escapes, facilities. escapes This report and recaptures summarizes fromthe Florida s following: correctional facilities. This report summarizes the following: Attempted escapes; Attempted Escapes escapes; by level, facility type, and facility type by region; Escapes Recaptures, by level, facility recaptures type, andwithin facilityquarter, type by region; by time to recapture, and time to recapture by Recaptures, facilityrecaptures type; within quarter, by time to recapture, and time to recapture by facility type; Escape rates Escape andrates and by region, rates and by region, facility type and by facility region; type by region; Escapes Escapes by facilityby type, facility by month; type, by andmonth; and Escape rates Escape by region, rates by by region, quarter. by quarter. For purposes of this report, attempted escape and escape are defined as follows: For purposes of this report, attempted escape and escape are defined as follows: Attempted escape: Inmate is apprehended before completion of the escape act. Attempted Escape: escape: Unauthorized Inmate is apprehended absence from before the completion designated of the facility escape boundary act. or absence from Escape: any Unauthorized official assignment absence from outside the this designated boundary. facility boundary or absence from any official assignment outside this boundary. An escape is further defined as one of the following levels: An escape Level is further I: Escape definedfrom as one non-secure of the following environment, levels: such as a community correctional center Level I: orescape an outside from non-secure work squad, environment, in which nosuch Level asiii a community behaviors correctional are exhibited. center or an outside work squad, Level in which II: Escape no Level from III behaviors a secureare perimeter exhibited. or supervised environment in which no Level III Level II: behaviors Escape from are aexhibited. secure perimeter or supervised environment in which no Level III behaviors are exhibited. Level III: Escape that involves hostages, weapons/tools, outside assistance, or violence Level III: during Escape or after that involves the escape. hostages, weapons/tools, outside assistance, or violence during or after the escape. An escape rate is defined as the number of escapes/(total population on the last day of the month An for escape each month rate isindefined the quarter/3)* as the number 1,000. of escapes/(total population on the last day of the month for each month in the quarter/3)* 1,000. A perimeter escape is defined as one initiated from inside the perimeter of a correctional facility other than a community release facility. A perimeter escape is defined as one initiated from inside the perimeter of a correctional facility other than a community release facility.

3 Summary: The number of escapes decreased 4.5% from 44 in FY to 42 in FY Three (7.1%) of the 42 escapes were from a Correctional Institution (C.I.). All were Level I escapes. Two (4.8%) were from a work camp/road prison; one was a Level II escape, and one was a Level III escape. Thirty-seven (88.1%) were from work release/contract centers; of those, all were Level I escapes. Of the 42 escapes, 40 (95.2%) were Level I escapes. There was one Level II and one Level III escape in FY Of the 42 escapes, 39 (92.9%) were recaptured as of July 18, Of the 39 recaptured, 37 (94.9%) were recaptured within the quarter. Of the 37 recaptured within the quarter, 20 (54.1%) were recaptured within 24 hours of the escape. The overall escape rate for Fiscal Year was 0.44 escapes per 1,000 inmates. This is lower than the.45 rate observed for Fiscal Year as well as the 0.74 rate observed for Fiscal Year The escape rate for correctional institutions was 0.04 per 1,000 inmates. The escape rate for work camps/road prisons was 0.18 per 1,000 inmates. The escape rate for work release/community contract centers was per 1,000 inmates. Region IV had the highest escape rate at 1.18 per 1,000 inmates. Region I had the lowest rate with a rate of.19 per 1,000 inmates during FY There were 4 attempted escapes in Fiscal Year

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5 Escapes (July June 2017) Escapes Perimeter Escapes Escapes* 1st Quarter (July-Sept 2016) 2nd Quarter (Oct-Dec 2016) 3rd Quarter (Jan-Mar 2017) 4th Quarter (Apr-Jun 2017) Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Escape Level Level I % % % % % Level II 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 1 2.4% Level III 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.4% Not Rated 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Facility Type Correctional Institutions 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % 3 7.1% Work Camps/Road Prisons 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 2 4.8% Work Release/Contract Centers % % % % % Facility Type by Region Correctional Institutions 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % 3 7.1% Region I 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Region II 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Region III 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Region IV 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Work Camps/Road Prisons 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 2 4.8% Region I 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Region II 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Region III 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % Region IV 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Work Release/Contract Centers % % % % % Region I 0 0.0% % 1 9.1% % % Region II 0 0.0% % % % % Region III % % 1 9.1% 1 7.1% % Region IV % % % % % *Numbers may differ from previous reports as facilities may change types across time and the number and level of escape may be updated upon receipt of further information

6 Recaptures (July June 2017) Recaptures** 1st Quarter (July-Sept 2016) 2nd Quarter (Oct-Dec 2016) 3rd Quarter (Jan-Mar 2017) 4th Quarter (Apr-Jun 2017) Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Escapes Recaptured % % % % % Not Recaptured 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% % 3 7.1% Recaptured Within the Quarter % % % % % Time to Recapture Within the Quarter Less Than or Equal to 24 Hours % % % % % Greater than 24 Hours 0 0.0% % % % % Recaptures by Facility Type Within Quarter Correctional Institutions 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % 3 8.1% Less Than or Equal to 24 Hours 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Greater than 24 Hours 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Work Camps/Road Prisons 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 1 6.3% 2 5.4% Less Than or Equal to 24 Hours 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % Greater than 24 Hours 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % Work Release/Contract Centers % % % % % Less Than or Equal to 24 Hours % % % % % Greater than 24 Hours 0 0.0% % % % % ** The Recaptured/Not Recaptured categories may change over time as past escapes are recaptured. Breakdown of recaptured information is based on those captured within the quarter in which the escape occurred.

7 Escape Rates by Region*** Escapes Escape Rate Escapes by Region Region I Region II Region III Region IV Facility Type by Region Correctional Institutions Region I Region II Region III Region IV Work Camps/Road Prisons Region I Region II Region III Region IV Work Release/Contract Centers Region I Region II Region III Region IV Escape Rates (July June 2017) 1st Quarter (July-Sept 2016) 2nd Quarter (Oct-Dec 2016) 3rd Quarter (Jan-Mar 2017) ***The escape rate is defined as the number of escapes/(total population on the last day of the month for each month in the quarter)/3)*1,000. 4th Quarter (Apr-Jun 2017) Fiscal Year 2016/

8 Escapes by Facility Type, by Month July June Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun Work Camps/Road Prisons Work Release/Contract Centers Correctional Institutions

9 0.50 Escape Rates by Region, by Quarter July June Region I Region II Region III Region IV First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

10 The Florida Department of Corrections Bureau of Research and Data Analysis Direct questions to David Ensley or Victoria Dehner or us at: (850) South Calhoun Street Tallahassee, Florida