For Fiscal Year 2001-2002 September 30, 2002
Florida Department of Corrections Michael W. Moore, Secretary	Governor Jeb Bush

Executive Summary

Agency Background

As the nation's fourth-largest prison system, the Florida Department of Corrections fulfills a primary responsibility for public safety in Florida. Through a network of 56 major prisons and 65 work camps and community-based facilities, the department manages incarceration and care for more than 73,000 inmates. An additional 153,000 felony offenders are supervised through 171 probation offices statewide. The agency's 23,921 staff carry out this public safety mandate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The agency's annual operating budget is $1.6 billion.

Purpose of the Annual Report

This report, required by the Inspector General Act of 1994, summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Florida Department of Corrections, Office of the Inspector General, during fiscal year 2001-02.

Section 20.055, Florida Statutes, defines the duties and responsibilities of each Inspector General with respect to the state agency in which the office exists. The statute requires that the Inspector General submit an annual report of activities during the preceding fiscal year to the agency head.

This report provides departmental staff and other interested parties with an overview of the Office of the Inspector General's progress in accomplishing its mission as defined by Florida Law. This report contains a brief description of the most significant of these activities for the past fiscal year.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • Agency Background
  • Purpose of the Annual Report
  
  
• Introduction
  • Organization/Duties
  • Mission Statement
  • Specific Areas of Responsibility
  • Organizational Chart
  • Allocation of Staff Resources
  
  
• Bureau of State Investigations
  • Law Enforcement Authority
  • Prison Tips
  • Investigations
  • Classification of Incidents
  • Investigation Highlights
  • Get Lean Hot-Line
  • Contraband Interdiction Unit
  • Narcotic K-9 Teams
  • Inmate Drug Testing
  • Fugitive Task Force
  • Use of Force
  
  
• Bureau of Internal Audit
  • Mission
  • Goals
  • Bureau Organization and Responsibilities
  • Selected Bureau Reports with System-Wide Impact
    • Purchasing Card Program
    • Global Positioning Satellite "GPS"
    • National Claims Review, Inc.
  • Internal Audit Section
  • Summary of Audits Completed
  • Contract Systems Analysis Section
  • Summary of Contract Assessments Completed
  • ACA Accreditation
    
    
• Other Activities
  • Association of Inspectors General
  • Governor's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
  • Professional Audit Organizations
  • Investigators' Roundtable
  
  
• Goals and Organizational Enhancements