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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 2009), offenders released from Florida’s prisons were serving an average of 86.7% 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 85.1% in June 2009.
- The average percentage of sentence served for released offenders has increased slightly in the last five years, from 85.7% in June 2004 to 86.7% in June 2009.
| Release From Prison By Type of Offense (Total = 37,391) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Months Served | Served* | |
| Murder, Manslaughter | 113.6 | 77.0 |
| Sexual Offenses | 65.9 | 79.4 |
| Robery | 67.1 | 85.6 |
| Violent Personal Offenses | 33.8 | 87.5 |
| Burglary | 40.0 | 86.7 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 23.5 | 87.1 |
| Drug Offenses | 27.6 | 87.4 |
| Weapons | 33.9 | 90.1 |
| Other | 21.9 | 87.0 |
| Total | 34.7 | 86.7 |
| * Including County Jail Time Served | ||
| Average Percentage of Sentence Served Compared Over Five Years |
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