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Rick Scott, Governor
Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary
Inmate Releases and Time Served
Facts about Time Served...
- In the last month of the fiscal year (June 2008),
offenders released from Florida’s prisons were
serving an average of 86.8% of their court-imposed
sentences. (Offenders with offense dates
on or after October 1, 1995 are required to serve a
minimum of 85% of their court-imposed sentence
prior to their release).
- The average percentage of sentence served for released offenders with a violent offense was 84.6% in June 2008.
- The average percentage of sentence served for released offenders has increased in the last five years, from 84.9% in June 2004 to 86.8% in June 2008.
| Release From Prison By Type of Offense (Total = 37,018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of Offense | Average Number of Months Served | Average % of Sentence Served* |
| Murder, Manslaughter | 115.7 | 76.3 |
| Sexual Offenses | 65.3 | 77.7 |
| Robbery | 64.7 | 84.5 |
| Violent Personal Offenses | 33.2 | 57.2 |
| Burglary | 40.8 | 86.6 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 22.9 | 87.0 |
| Drug Offenses | 26.2 | 87.4 |
| Weapons | 31.7 | 89.8 |
| Other | 21.1 | 87.2 |
| Total | 33.5 | 86.8 |
| * Includes County Jail Time Served. | ||
| Average Percentage of Sentence Served Compared Over Five Years |
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