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Rick Scott, Governor
Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary
| 2000-2001 Annual Report |
Inmate Population
Sentence Length of
Current Commitment
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Almost one-fourth (24.4%) of current inmates have sentences of less than three years.
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Whereas the AVERAGE sentence length of current inmates is 15.1 years, the MEDIAN sentence length (same number of inmates with sentences above and below that number) is 7.5 years.
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Sixty-three percent of current inmates are serving under the 85% law, which means that for crimes committed on or after October 1, 1995, the inmate has to serve at least 85% of his or her sentence.
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The largest category of sentence length for current inmates is "Greater than 1 year, Less than 2" (9,357 or 13.0% of the inmate population on June 30, 2001). This category is followed closely by those with Life or Death sentences, 8,367 or 11.6% of all inmates.
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Total Sentence Length Of Current Commitment (Inmate Population on June 30, 2001) | |||||||||
| Category | White Males | White Females | Black Males | Black Females | Other Males | Other Females | Total | Percent | Cumulative Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year or Less |
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
| GT 1, LE 2 Yrs.* |
3,670
|
584
|
4,356
|
538
|
168
|
41
|
9,357
|
13.0%
|
13.0%
|
| GT 2, LE 3 Yrs. |
3,155
|
327
|
4,142
|
404
|
147
|
43
|
8,218
|
11.4%
|
24.4%
|
| GT 3, LE 4 Yrs. |
2,205
|
201
|
2,735
|
215
|
134
|
18
|
5,508
|
7.7%
|
32.1%
|
| GT 4, LE 5 Yrs. |
2,750
|
173
|
3,149
|
228
|
114
|
23
|
6,437
|
8.9%
|
41.0%
|
| GT 5, LE 6 Yrs. |
1,382
|
59
|
1,548
|
94
|
54
|
13
|
3,150
|
4.4%
|
45.4%
|
| GT 6, LE 7 Yrs. |
1,185
|
67
|
1,347
|
70
|
82
|
18
|
2,769
|
3.8%
|
49.2%
|
| GT 7, LE 8 Yrs. |
976
|
40
|
1,214
|
50
|
49
|
7
|
2,336
|
3.2%
|
52.5%
|
| GT 8, LE 9 Yrs. |
617
|
24
|
730
|
21
|
25
|
5
|
1,422
|
2.0%
|
54.5%
|
| GT 9, LE 10 Yrs. |
1,578
|
51
|
2,007
|
94
|
93
|
19
|
3,842
|
5.3%
|
59.8%
|
| GT 10, LE 12 Yrs. |
1,064
|
69
|
1,320
|
38
|
73
|
17
|
2,581
|
3.6%
|
63.4%
|
| GT 12, LE 15 Yrs. |
1,939
|
56
|
2,631
|
81
|
120
|
10
|
4,837
|
6.7%
|
70.1%
|
| GT 15, LE 24 Yrs. |
2,121
|
80
|
3,061
|
85
|
131
|
8
|
5,486
|
7.6%
|
77.7%
|
| GT 24, LE 30 Yrs. |
1,495
|
41
|
2,232
|
42
|
93
|
9
|
3,912
|
5.4%
|
83.2%
|
| GT 30, LE 40 Yrs. |
756
|
24
|
1,118
|
23
|
51
|
3
|
1,975
|
2.7%
|
85.9%
|
| GT 40, LE 50 Yrs. |
264
|
6
|
401
|
8
|
12
|
0
|
691
|
1.0%
|
86.9%
|
| GT 50 Yrs. |
429
|
11
|
621
|
6
|
26
|
1
|
1,094
|
1.5%
|
88.4%
|
| Life/Death |
3,775
|
120
|
4,163
|
70
|
233
|
6
|
8,367
|
11.6%
|
100.0%
|
| Data Unavailable |
7
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
29,373
|
1,935
|
36,784
|
2,068
|
1,605
|
242
|
72,007
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
| Average** |
15.4
|
8.8
|
15.5
|
7.6
|
16.9
|
8.5
|
15.1
|
|
|
| Median** |
7.5
|
3.3
|
8.0
|
3.5
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
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| 2000-2001 Annual Report |
