Personnel and Budget
DC Staff on 10/31/03:
- There are 25,051 regular employees and 342 OPS staff that make up the department's total staff.
- The average employee is 41 years old and has been with the agency for eight years.
- Gender: 40% of corrections staff are female and 60% are male.
Employee Retention Rates
| CO Series |
68% |
55% |
46% |
| CPO Series |
78% |
67% |
61% |
| Other |
67% |
51% |
42% |
Years of Service with State of Florida
| Less than one year |
12.1% |
| 1 to less than 5 years |
18.6% |
| 5 to less than 10 years |
26.6% |
| 10 to less than 20 years |
32.0% |
| 20 to less than 30 years |
9.4% |
| 30 years or more |
1.3% |
Employee Separations for past 12 months
| Voluntary |
1,980 |
| Involuntary |
684 |
| Retired |
664 |
| Death |
40 |
| Other Separations |
42 |
| Total Separations for Previous 12 months |
3,410 |
Inmate Per Diem
It costs $47.39 a day ($17,297 a year) to care for and supervise an inmate in a major Florida prison. It costs $27.35 a day to house an inmate in a work
release center and $55.32 per day to house an inmate in a private prison.
FY 2002-03 Inmate Cost Per Day:
$47.39 or $17,297 per year
(Major Institutions)