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Presentation to the Senate Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations January 24, 2008

Presentation to the Senate Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations January 24, 2008

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Presentation to theSenate Committee on Criminal and

Civil Justice AppropriationsJanuary 24, 2008

PRIDE Workstations(as of June 30 each year)

InmatePop.

InmatesAvailable

ForWork

PRIDE workstations

PercentPRIDE

ToInmatePop.

PercentPRIDE

to AvailableInmates

2003 77,316 61,814 2041 2.6% 3.3%

2004 81,974 64,940 2068 2.5% 3.2%

2005 84,901 67,599 1927 2.3% 2.9%

2006 88,576 70,665 1978 2.2% 2.8%

2007 92,844 72,230 2079 2.2% 2.9%

92,92795,000

98,023

103,737

109,711

115,633

120,283

90,000

95,000

100,000

105,000

110,000

115,000

120,000

125,000

Inmates

06-07 Today 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12

Fiscal Year

Prison PopulationGrowth

The Need for Change

• Increase the percentage of inmates working by expanding opportunities of prison industry through private sector competition.

• Vision: Employ at least 10% of inmates in paid inmate labor programs no later than 2012.

Florida's Inmate Population vs. PRIDE workstations

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

100,000

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007

PRIDE Workstations Total Inmate Population

PRIDE SALES

60

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

76

78

Sa

les

(M

illio

ns

)

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

NOTE: In 1976, the Legislature appropriated $11 million to expand the prison industries program to 2,000 workstations (when Florida had 20,000 inmates).

PRIDE Workstations

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Correctional Industries:Focusing on the Fundamentals

• Anti-Recidivism – Reinforce relevant education, training, and post-release job placement.

• Security – Reduce of idleness of inmates.

• Saving Taxpayers – Reduce costs of state government by reducing future recommitments.

• Public Safety – Reduce future victimization of Floridians through proven rehabilitative methods.

Proposal

Board ofDirectors

PRIDE

ManufacturingAgriculture

Construction

Departmentof Corrections

Recruiters:Enterprise Florida,

OTTED, Faith-Based…

Presentation to theSenate Committee on Criminal and

Civil Justice AppropriationsJanuary 24, 2008