Inmate Escapes
Fiscal Year
2007-2008

Inmate Escape Report

This report provides information for the Fiscal Year (July - June) of 2007-2008 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 decreased from 142 in FY 2006-07 to 128 in FY 2007-08. All but three of the FY 2007-08 escapes were from work release/contract centers (97.7%). Except for two, all were the least serious type Level 1 escapes (98.4%). There were no escapes from a correctional institution. There were three escapes from a work camp/road prison while on work detail outside the perimeter fence. There were no escapes in FY 2007-08 that constituted a breach of a secured perimeter.

Of the 128 escapes, 125 (97.7%) were recaptured by July 17, 2008. Of the 125 recaptures, 112 (89.6%) were recaptured within the quarter in which the escape occurred. Of the 112 recaptured within the quarter, 56 (50.0%) were recaptured within 24 hours of the escape.

The overall escape rate decreased from 1.57 in FY 2006-07 to 1.35 in FY 2007-08. The escape rate for correctional institutions was 0.00 and the escape rate for work camps/road prison was 0.28.

There were two attempted and foiled escapes from Florida correctional facilities during FY 2007-08.

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