Department of Corrections
Inmate Labor
Earning and Value Added/Cost Savings Report
Fiscal Year 2002-03

• Department of Corrections contract with the Department of Transportation (DOT)

Contract for Fiscal Year 2002-03	$14,681,000
Value of Work Performed for Fiscal Year 2002-03	$14,949,945
Value of Work Performed in Excess of Contract Value	$268,945
(Work Performed for DOT resulted in a Value Added of $268,945)

• Department of Corrections Public Works Labor Report Public Work Squads and Interagency Community Service Work Squads

Value Added/Cost Savings to Local Communities, Governmental Agencies and Non-Profit Organizations for Fiscal Year 2002-03

$43,635,113

Contracted Work Squads (Hours worked: 504,142)	$5,706,887
Cost Savings from Inmate Labor in DOT Projects	$14,681,000
Value Added from Inmate Labor in DOT Projects	$268,945
Total Value Added/Cost Savings	$64,291,945

Program Costs

Costs to support Master Agreement between the Department of Corrections and Department of Transportation	$14,864,442
Costs to Department of Corrections to support Public Work Squads	$12,259,209
Value of Contracts for Work Squads which represents Costs to be paid to the Department of Corrections by agencies Contracting for work squads.	$2,030,581
Total Program Costs	$29,154,232
Net Value Added/Cost Savings to the State of Florida	$35,137,713

*Exclusive of work performed for DOT, the value of remaining work is determined by multiplying the hourly wage value of $11.32 times the hours worked. The hourly wage value of $11.32 is a benefited hourly wage value. The base hourly wage value is determined from the Florida Occupational Wages 2003 Edition prepared by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Added to this base hourly wage value are benefits for social security, retirement, health and basic life insurance.