Corrections Annual Report - Volusia County Government

P AG E 8V OLUSI A COUNTY DIVISION OF CORRE CTIONSJail capacity and constructionThe estimated rated capacityfor all jail jurisdictions atmidyear 2010 reached866,974 beds, an increase of2.0% (17,079 beds) frommidyear 2009. This was lessthan the average annualincrease each year since2000 (2.5% or 22,281 beds).Rated capacity is themaximum number of beds orinmates allocated to each jailfacility by a state or local rating official. The percentage ofcapacity occupied at midyear 2010 (86.4%) was the lowestsince 1984. Overall, the nation’s jails were operating at about86% of rated capacity on an average day and about 91% ofrated capacity on their most crowded day in June 2010.Source: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2010 Bureau ofJustice Statistics)In comparison, Volusia County operated at 91.6 percent of itsauthorized design capacity in 2010, which represented adecrease of more than 10 percent from 2007 when it operatedat 102 percent capacity. Volusia County has not added a newfacility or performed any major renovations since theconstruction of the Volusia County Branch Jail in 1987. TheCorrections Division continues to work with criminal justiceagencies, the Volusia County Council, the judiciary, lawenforcement, state attorney, public defender and defenseattorneys to manage the inmate population.This collaborative effort, known as the Public SafetyCoordinating Council, makes policy which expedites caseprocessing, releases and/or diverts nonviolent offenders tocommunity-based programs. These efforts help control thedaily inmate population. However, urbanization, economicconditions, tougher sentencing, and vigorous law enforcementeffort will affect the ability to control future inmate growth andwill present major challenges in the coming years.6021,3841,575Figure 8. Average daily populationgrowth, 1982-20111982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 20111,400Figure 9. Historical growth and population projections to 2025ADP19001700150013001100900Historical ADP 1986 to 2011Jail's authorized capacity - 1,4941st proactive effort tocontrol jail population2005 Record ADP - 1,5752011 ADP - 1,400Projected ADP 2012 to 20252.5 Percent Unlikely Case Growth ScenarioRed Line*** * * * * * * * * * * * * ++ + + + + + + + + + + + + +Flat line growth 0%2015 Best Case Growth ScenarioBlue Line (Based on projected2.8 Incaceration rate)7002nd Proactive effort CriminalJustice Coordinating Council50086 90 94 98 02 06 10 15 20 252011 ANNUAL REPORT