Inmate Escapes
Fiscal Year
2006-2007

Inmate Escape Report

This report provides information for the Fiscal Year (July - June) of 2006-2007 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 122 in FY 2005-06 to 142 in FY 2006-07. All but five of the FY 2006-07 escapes were from work release/contract centers (96.5%). Except for three, all were the least serious type Level 1 escapes (97.9%). There was one escape from a correctional institution which occurred while the inmate was being transported. There were four escapes from a Work Camp/Road Prison. The one escape while the inmate was being transported was considered a breach of a secured perimeter.

Of the 142 escapes, 135 (95.1%) were recaptured by August 5, 2007. Of the 135 recaptures, 114 (84.4%) were recaptured within the quarter in which the escape occurred. Of the 114 recaptured within the quarter, 62 (54.4%) were recaptured within 24 hours of the escape.

The overall escape rate increased from 1.41 in FY 2005-06 to 1.57 in FY 2006-07. The escape rate for correctional institutions was 0.01 in FY 2006-07 which was the same as in FY 2005-06.

There were two attempted and foiled escapes from Florida correctional facilities during FY 2006-07.

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