Inmate Escapes First Quarter Report July 2011 - September 2011	Prepared By: The Florida Department of Corrections Bureau of Research and Data Analysis Inmate Information and Analysis Section October 2011 Direct questions to: David Ensley or Todd Gregory (850) 717-3647 501 South Calhoun Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500 Kenneth S. Tucker, Secretary
For 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Attempts Escapes Recaptures Short-Term Trends in Inmate Escapes

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Inmate Escape Report First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011-2012

This report provides information for the first quarter (July 2011 - September 2011) of Fiscal Year 2011-12 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.

An escape is further defined as one of the following levels:

• 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

There were 43 escapes during the first quarter (July - September) of Fiscal Year 2011-12. None of the 43 (0.0%) escapes were from a C.I. None of the 43 (0.0%) escapes were from a work camp/road prison while on work detail outside the perimeter. All 43 escapes (100.0%) were from work release/contract centers. 39 (90.7%) of the 43 escapes were a Level I escape with no Level II. There was one (2.3%) Level III escape and three (7.0%) were not rated.

Of the 43 completed escapes, 38 (88.4%) were recaptured to date of this report. Of the 38 recaptured, 37 (97.4%) were recaptured within the quarter. 26 (70.3%) of the 37 were recaptured within 24 hours of the escape.

The overall escape rate for the quarter was 0.43. This is down from the 0.52 rate for first quarter of Fiscal Year 2010-11. Region IV had the highest escape rate at 0.86. Region I had the lowest rate with 0.12 overall for the quarter.

There was one attempted escapes in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2011-12.