Orange County Corrections Department CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ISSUES March 27, 2007

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

REVIEW Crime and violent crime in particular is on the rise in Central Florida Consequently, bookings are increasing Bookings are the primary driver of our jail population

UCR VIOLENT CRIME INDEX 2003 – – – – 7641(Preliminary) 48% increase in 4 years

BOOKINGS ARE INCREASING

JAIL POPULATION FORECAST – JANUARY 2007

Current Status of the Department Population is approximately 4,100 Bookings month to date average 170 per day (up from 161 last year) Additional local law enforcement officers and passage of the Anti- Murder Act will drive bookings even higher through the fall

PRESENTATION OUTLINE PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Staff and Funding Needs The rise in bookings and inmate population requires additional staff Need to open Whitcomb facility for additional jail space Overtime use due to additional workload has exceeded budget Correctional Officers’ recently negotiated 3- year contract requires a budget adjustment

PRESENTATION OUTLINE PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ACTION ITEM Increase the Corrections Department’s manning table by 38 and Health and Family Services by 27 Authorize additional Correctional Academies, recruitment activities and incentives Increase FY07 funding by $5,900,000

Orange County Corrections Department CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ISSUES March 27, 2007