Florida Department of Corrections
State law enforcement agency of Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the government agency responsible for operating state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida. It has its headquarters in the state capital of Tallahassee.
Florida Department of Corrections | |
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Abbreviation | FDC |
Motto | "Inspiring success by transforming one life at a time." |
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Formed | 1978 |
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Employees | 23,677 |
Annual budget | $3.4 billion[1] |
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Headquarters | Doyle Carlton Building, Tallahassee, Florida. |
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The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States. As of July 2022, FDC had an inmate population of approximately 84,700 and over 200,000 offenders in community supervision programs.[2] It is the largest agency administered by the State of Florida with a budget of $3.3 billion.[3]
The Department has 143 facilities statewide, including 43 major institutions, 33 work camps, 15 Annexes, 20 work release centers and 6 road prisons/forestry camps. It has almost 24,000 employees, about three-quarters of whom are either sworn certified corrections officers or sworn certified probation officers. The Department has K9 units statewide that are frequently utilized for tracking escapees and, in cases of small or rural law enforcement agencies, criminals who have fled from law enforcement or assisting in search and rescue for missing persons.[4]