CH 6 10 22 Correctional Officers minimum standards 19 y o US citizen highschool diploma GED with no felony convictions Pass a background check and no conviction of purgury Basic recruit training certification exam Academy Training CJSTC Monitors academy state wide Standardized Curriculum Certification Exam post academy state competency test gain certification if you pass certification licensed by that state to work in any state facility private prison System Structure FL Department of corrections FDCC has over 190 prison facilities ex major prisons annexes work camps work release centers road prisons Prisions reserved for adults who are felons and server greater than 1 year Jails local facilities someone who serves less than 1 year Community supervision probation court ordered supervision w in the community as an alt to incarceration parole conditional supervised release into community following prison time no longer used in FL Prisons FL has 3rd largest prison system 104 000 inmates 7th highest imprisonment rate this prison population of students FSU UF UCF FAU Correctional officers 3rd largest state w 19 million people 75 white 16 black a lot more whites than blacks are employed in law enforcement high job turnover due to stress CH 10 Types of facilities 1 prisons state federal facilities and houses those persons who did felonies 2 jails local house those who have done misdemeanor offenses Segregate or congregate debate 1 Pennsylvania system segregated system individual cells no corrupting influences exercised in separate yards psychological effects suffered from isolation 2 Auburn System congregation system Alcatraz like jail housed separately with bunkmates emphasized group activity more human and cost effective Changing Purposes of Prisons at first incarceration was about reform reformatories Then came the Rehabilitative model offenders were ill and needed treatment no long term effect as evidenced by Recidivism a criminal who has reoccurring criminal activity In the 1960s re integration became popular living in the community and community supervision was cheaper In the 1970s it shifted to Punishment emphasized confinement Prison Organizations 1 5 million ppl were in the prison system during 2010 usually administered by the state young males predominately provide more programming in jails reduce recidivism Doing time Prisonization Inmates become socialized into specific subcultures prison gangs Paints of imprisonment 1 Deprivation of Liberty isolation inability to move freely 2 Deprivation of goods services most inmates cannot posses money standardized restricted clothing 3 Deprivation of heterosexual relations involuntary celibacy 4 Deprivation of autonomy reduction of feelings self wants Institutionalization the inmate becomes self depended on the jail and wanna go back to the lifestyle of having food shelter for free ect 5 Deprivation of security prisons are not safe places to live a fear of being attacked Discharge expiration of sentence or early release on parole Unsupervised parole no longer required to report in to a a role officer executive clemency mercy or pardon from their punishment 10 28 14 class notes Accreditation means an agency has Undergone internal and external review To ensure its goals objectives and policies comply with best practices in the field Benefits of accreditation Improved staff morale Safer environment for staff and offenders Reduced liability insurance costs Safer environment for staff and offenders National accreditation over 1500 correctional agencies have become accredited since 1978 Florida was the first state to become accredited today 52 major institutions probation and parole offices and 20 work release programs are accredited State accreditation ACA accreditation is expensive o 3 000 per on site day o 1500 fe plus travel expenses per day for each on site assessor o plus other incident costs training consultation monitoring etc o commission for Florida corrections accreditation commission FCAC as an alternative to na tional accreditation o to date 35 county jails have earned FCAC accreditation reduced costs o facilities with less than 50 inmates pay a 500 fee plus assessor expenses o facilities between 50 and 250 inmates pay a 1 000 fee plus assessor expenses o facilities in the 250 1000 range pay 3 000 the program is tailored to florida residents the actual benefits of accreditation have et to be determined empirically by independent third parties Private prisons privatizations means that private enterprises build and manage correctional facilities on be half of the state once the facility is operational the state transfers inmates to that location state retains authority over patrol release etc attractive features o state avoids the costly construction process o reduced operational expenses o helps the state sidestep overcrowded prison expenses as one investment form reported o private prison builders can more efficiently renew facilities on line with time saving of 50 and typical cost savings between 15 and 25 growth in private prisons o in 1995 there were 29 private prisons in the united states o in 2000 there were 101 private prisons and o by 2005 there were 107 number inmates in private prisons o in 1995 thee were 12736 inmates o by 2005 almost 86000 inmates o also there were another 23000 persons in private community based facilities in 2005 Florida housed 5739 persons in 15 private facilities today there are 7 private prisons in Florida savings o state law requires private contractors must generate at least 7 cost savings compared with similar FDOC operational o the average FDOC inmate cost is 53 34 per day while the average private inmate cost is 47 30 per day thwarted expansion o the 2011 Florida budget bill contained language requiring FDOC o convert 29 public correc tional facilities immediately to private prisons o when privatization was delayed the governor relieved the FDOC secretary of his duties three obstacles o 1 The transfer would terminate 4 000 employees and cost an unanticipated 25 mission to pay departing employees for vacation days sick time and overtime o 2 The union Florida PBA filed a lawsuit against the transfer and prevailed o 3 Mindful that privatization would appear again in the 2012 legislative session correctional officers throughout the state selected the teamsters union to replace he florida PBS and repre sent the 19 000 FDOC employees civil rights restoration convicted felons in Florida lose civil
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