1. Orange County Corrections Department CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ISSUES March 27, 2007

2. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

4. 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

5. UCR VIOLENT CRIME INDEX 2003 – 5143 2004 – 5305 2005 – 6351 2006 – 7641(Preliminary) 48% increase in 4 years

6. BOOKINGS ARE INCREASING

7. JAIL POPULATION FORECAST – JANUARY 2007

8. 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

9. PRESENTATION OUTLINE PRESENTATION OUTLINE

10. 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

11. PRESENTATION OUTLINE PRESENTATION OUTLINE

12. 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

13. Orange County Corrections Department CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ISSUES March 27, 2007