Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Inmate Admissions

Inmate Admissions refers to the 22,654 inmates who entered the Florida prison system from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998. The following pages will detail the characteristics of these offenders. As illustrated below, prison admissions peaked in FY 1989-90, then declined for the next six years. Inmate admissions have risen slightly for the last two years.

• Graph: Inmate Admissions by Month
• Tables: General Characteristics of FY 1996-97 Prison Admissions
• Graph: Prison Admissions by Offense Type
• Graph: Judicial Circuits with Majority of Admissions
• Table: Prison Admissions/Intakes
• Table: County of Commitment
• Graph: Counties with Most Admissions
• Table: Sentence Length of Current Commitment
• Profiles of Inmates Admitted During FY 1996-97
• Table: Prior Commitments to the Florida Department of Corrections
• Graph: Percent of Admissions with Prior Commitments to Florida's Prison System
• Table: Primary Offenses
• Table: Class of Felony of Primary Offense
• Graph: Primary Offense Categories by Percent of Total
• Graph: Drug Admissions as a Percent of Total Admissions
• Tables: Total Drug Admissions
• Graph: Average Age of Prison Admissions
• Table: Age at Admission
• Table: Tested Educational Grade Level at Admission
• Table: Tested Literacy Skill Levels at Admission
• Graph: Habitual Offender Admissions
• Graph: Admissions with Mandatory Sentences
• Table: Inmates Admitted with Habitual Offender Sentences
• Table: Inmates Admitted with Mandatory Sentences