NCJ Number
153389
Journal
Keepers' Voice Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Dated: (Fall 1994) Pages: 5-7
Date Published
1994
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article describes the Central Florida Reception Center (CFRC), one of three male reception centers in the State, located near Orlando.
Abstract
The facility includes a main unit, east unit, and south unit, each enclosed by an individual perimeter fence. The units can house a total of 2,534 minimum-, medium-, and closed-custody inmates. CFRC receives inmates directly from county jails and services the 20 countries in central Florida. All inmates arrive in waist chains and leg irons, which are removed by the transporting officers upon arrival at CFRC. While inmates receive a brief orientation, the receiving officers begin to process their commitment papers. Using the Offender Based Information System as well as the Computer Assisted Reception Process system, the receiving officers can obtain data on inmates' previous incarceration and parole history as well as other information that may be pertinent to a classification decision. After relinquishing their personal property, inmates are issued clothing and a haircut, are fingerprinted and photographed, and receive an initial medical examination. The remainder of the 5-day reception process is used to conduct tests and interviews to help in facility assignment decisions; inmates are transported to their permanent facilities within 5 to 6 weeks.