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Florida Department of Corrections
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The Florida Department of Corrections was established in 1821.
Agency information
The Florida Department of Corrections is the third largest state prison system in the United States and is the largest agency in the State of Florida, with a budget of $2.3 billion, almost 94,000 inmates incarcerated and another 153,000 offenders on some type of community supervision.
The Florida Department of Corrections has 137 facilities statewide, including 60 prisons, 41 work/forestry camps, one treatment center, 30 work release centers and five road prisons. About three quarters of its staff of more than 27,000 employees are either certified correctional officers or probation officers. [1]
History
Florida's first penitentiary was opened in the U.S. arsenal property at Chattahoochee in 1868. [2]
Facilities
List of Florida state prisons
Fallen Officers
Since the establishment of the Florida Department of Corrections, 24 officers have died in the line of duty. [3]
| Officer |
Date of Death |
Details |
| Captain Ike Steele |
Thursday, September 6, 1928
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Stabbed |
| Correctional Officer William Henry Hunt |
Tuesday, August 28, 1945
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Gunfire |
| Correctional Officer W. R. Brannon |
Friday, August 20, 1948
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Gunfire |
| Corrections Employee Grant R. Dohner |
Thursday, January 15, 1953
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Assault |
| Officer John F. Gradon |
Sunday, February 1, 1953
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Assault |
| Assistant Superintendent James G. Godwin |
Monday, April 4, 1955
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Gunfire |
| Sergeant Howard D. Starling |
Thursday, July 2, 1964
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Heart attack |
| Corrections Employee Lester B. Sumner |
Monday, April 26, 1965
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Assault |
| Captain James W. Parr |
Thursday, August 11, 1966
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Drowned |
| Parole Officer William F. Gambill |
Wednesday, July 11, 1973
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Automobile accident |
| Correctional Officer Paul Jordan |
Saturday, January 24, 1976
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Heart attack |
| Correctional Officer Lauriston F. Hustus |
Wednesday, July 16, 1980
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Heart attack |
| Correctional Officer Richard J. Burke |
Sunday, October 12, 1980
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Stabbed |
| Parole Supervisor Bjorn Thomas Svenson |
Tuesday, August 31, 1982
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Gunfire |
| Correctional Officer Donald L. Pawlizak |
Thursday, April 21, 1983
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Accidental |
| Sergeant John S. Dennard |
Thursday, May 5, 1983
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Stabbed |
| Parole Officer Michael P. Serano |
Friday, January 6, 1984
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Automobile accident |
| Correctional Officer Fred Sidney Griffis |
Wednesday, June 24, 1987
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Gunfire |
| Correctional Officer Hoyt L. Ergle |
Tuesday, December 15, 1987
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Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Lieutenant Charles Andrew Cooper |
Thursday, September 15, 1988
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Heart attack |
| Corrections Officer Kenneth M. Hendrick |
Thursday, January 28, 1993
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Heart attack |
| Correctional Officer Lee Charles Dunn |
Monday, January 24, 2000
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Automobile accident |
| Correctional Officer Darla Kay Lathrem |
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Assault |
| Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald |
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Stabbed |
See also
References
- ^ Florida Department of Corrections About Us page
- ^ Florida DOCs Timeline page
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
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