In the last month of the fiscal year (June 2012), offenders released from Florida's prisons were serving an average of 85.9% 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 86.6% in June 2012.
The average percentage of sentence served for released all offenders has decreased slightly from last year, from 86.2% in June 2011 to 85.9% in June 2012.
Release From Prison By Type of Offense for June 2012
Months Served
Served*
Murder, Manslaughter
114.5
77.3
Sexual Offenses
73.1
80.3
Robery
66.1
85.5
Violent Personal Offenses
36.8
86.6
Burglary
40.2
86.4
Theft/Forgery/Fraud
25.7
85.6
Drug Offenses
31.4
86.3
Weapons
34.2
90.0
Other
27.2
86.1
Total
38.5
85.9
* Including County Jail Time Served
Average Percentage of Sentence Served in June Compared Over Five Fiscal Years