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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]
Comparing English-speaking developed countries; [9] the overall incarceration rate in the U.S. was 531 per 100,000 population of all ages in 2021, [12] the incarceration rate of Canada was 85 per 100,000 in 2020, [14] England and Wales was 146 per 100,000 in 2023, [15] and Australia was 158 per 100,000 in 2022. [16]
In 2013, there were 100,844 inmates, aged 14 to 93. 93% of the population were males, 7% females. Figures do not include those in local jails or juvenile justice systems. [1] 53% have been incarcerated for violent crimes. Drugs offenses constitute 17% of the population. [1]
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.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Florida since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. The total amounts to 106 people. Of the 106 people executed, 44 have been executed by electrocution and 62 have been executed by lethal injection .
Inmates say life behind bars is deplorable. Molding food, improper portions and sauna-like temperatures in the cells make living unbearable, they say. 'Simply terrible': Florida inmates desperate ...
[356] The population of inmates housed in prisons and jails in the United States exceeds 2 million, with the per capita incarceration population higher than that officially reported by any other country. [148] Criminal justice policy in the United States has also been criticized for a number of other reasons. [360]
Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, and Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, filed identical bills (HB 533, SB 524) that would require all Florida inmates in the state prison system to submit DNA ...