Inmate Escapes
Fiscal Year
2004-2005

Inmate Escape Report

This report provides information for the Fiscal Year (July - June) of 2004-2005 in reference to attempted escapes, escapes and recaptures from Florida’s correctional facilities. This report summarizes the following:

• Attempted escapes
• Escapes by level, facility type, and facility type by region
• Recaptures and recaptures within quarter, by time to recapture, and time to recapture by facility type
• Escape rates and rates by region, and facility type by region
• Escapes by facility type, by month
• Escape rates by region, by quarter

For purposes of this report attempted escape and escape are defined as follows:

• Attempted escape: Inmate is apprehended before completion of the escape act.
• Escape: Unauthorized absence from the designated facility boundary or absence from any official assignment outside this boundary.

• Level I: Escape from non-secure environment, such as a community correctional center or an outside work squad, in which no Level III behaviors are exhibited.
• Level II: Escape from a secure perimeter in which no Level III behaviors are exhibited.
• Level III: Escape that involves hostages, weapons/tools, outside assistance, or violence during or after the escape.

An escape rate is defined as the number of escapes/(total population on the last day of the month for each month in the quarter/3)*1,000.

A perimeter escape is defined as one initiated from inside the perimeter of a correctional facility other than a community release facility.

Summary

The number of escapes increased from 109 in FY 2003-2004 to 118 in FY 2004-2005. The majority of these escapes were from work release/contract centers (90.7%) and were the least serious type Level 1 escapes (96.6%). There were eight escapes from a correctional institution, four of which were walk-a-ways from a work squad. There were four escapes that breached the secure perimeter of a correctional facility.

The overall escape rate rose from 1.37 in FY 2003-2004 to 1.42 in FY 2004-2005. The escape rate for correctional institutions rose from 0.04 in FY 2003-2004 to 0.11 in FY 2004-2005.

Of the 118 completed escapes, 110 (93.2%) were recaptured by July 1, 2005. Of the 110 recaptures, 102 (92.7%) were recaptured within the quarter in which the escape occurred and 63 (61.8%) were recaptured within 24 hours of the escape.

There were seven attempted and foiled escapes from Florida correctional facilities during FY 2004-2005 compared to two during FY 2003-2004.

Links to charts:

• Types of Escapes and Recaptures:
  • Escapes
  • Recaptures
• Escapes by Region/Facility
  • Region I
  • Region II
  • Region III
  • Region IV
• Inmate Escape Rates
• Inmate Escape Rates Per 1,000 Inmates
  • (All Facilities)
  • (Correctional Institutions)

Links to graphs:

• Escapes by Facility Type, by Month
• Escape Rate by Region, by Quarter
• Total Escapes