NCJ Number
138253
Date Published
1992
Length
9 pages
Annotation
Changes in the number and rate per 100 inmates of disciplinary reports (DR's) applied in Florida prisons as a result of rule violations between fiscal year 1985-1986 and fiscal year 1990-1991 are examined. The report is based on statistics from all Department of Corrections facilities combined and for major institutions, community correctional centers, road prisons, and vocational centers/forestry work camps.
Abstract
Disciplinary actions are taken to correct unwanted behavior and to encourage compliance with institutional rules; DR's are written documentation of rule violations in which disciplinary action is taken. The DR is processed by a hearing officer or a disciplinary team. The inmate is present at a formal disciplinary hearing held to determine his guilt or innocence. The punitive measures associated with DR's include reprimands, loss of privileges, extra duty or assignments to a disciplinary squad, restriction of status, and loss of gain-time. Incentive gain-time cannot be earned during the month that a DR is applied and eligibility for early release may be jeopardized. This survey found that, while the number of DR's applied during fiscal year 1990-1991 represented an increase of 44.2 percent over those applied during fiscal year 1985-1986, the rate of DR's per 100 inmates actually dropped because of the rapidly increasing prison population. 4 figures and 5 tables