Vol.18 No.1 - BJS Says... - Corrections Digest - Florida’s New Governor Names Dugger Corrections Secretary

Sep 29, 2026

Updates and statistics from the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics describe probation, parole, jail, and prison populations at the end of 1985, including growth rates and demographic shares of adults under correctional supervision. The issue also reports leadership changes in Florida’s Department of Corrections following Governor Bob Martinez’s appointment of Richard Dugger. Additional brief news covers an Illinois jail escape attempt disrupted by synchronized toilet flushes and related investigative details.

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BJS Says...

Corrections Digest

Florida’s New Governor Names Dugger Corrections Secretary

Simultaneous Flush Tips Off Jail Officers to Escape Try

Vol.18 No.1 J BJS Says... THREE PERCENT OF ADULT MALESIN U.S.WERE INCARCERATED OR ONPROBATION,PAROLE AT END OF85 Three percent of the adult males in the UnitedStates were incarcerated or under some form ofcorrectional supervision at the end of 1985,theU.S.Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Sta-tistics(BJS)announced on Jan.1. At that time there were 2.9 million men andwomen in jail or prison or on probation or parole,said the Bureau.That was almost 17 percent morethan the 2.5 million people under Federal,state orlocal correctional supervision at the end of 1983,according to a Bureau bulletin. Bureau Director Steven R.Schlesinger notedthat almost three-fourths of the people undersupervision at the end of 1985 were in the com-munity and 26 percent were incarcerated: On probation …64.4%On parole. …9.6%In jail… ….8.7%In prison. … …17.3% Of these 2.9 million adults,almost 87 percentwere male,64 percent were white,34 percentblack,and two percent were of other races. During 1985 the adult probation populationgrew by 7.4 percent to a record 1,870,132 offen-ders,and the number of adults on parole grew by 3.9 percent to a record 277,438 offenders,thebulletin said. (Continued on page two) 7,1987 IN THIS ISSUE PROBATION/PAROLE:Population Increases……1FLORIDA:Gets New Corrections Chief…… …2ILLINOIS:Escapees Flushed Out……………2FBOP:Lieutenant Charged In Death… ……5JAIL:Florida Man Loves It……… ……5DOJ:FY88 Budget Request Earmarks Millions For Federal Prison Construction…… 6COMMENTARY:DOJ's Budget A Joke… …7JOB LISTINGS… … … …8LEWISBURG PEN:Heroin Ring Smashed ……9SCOTLAND:Undergoing Prison Turmoil…… …9TEXAS:Executes Another Inmate… … …9NEW MEXICO:Court Upholds Commutations………10DELAWARE:Escapees Nabbed In Arizona… ……10 | LEGALISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
Penn State University will conduct a seminar,“Legal
Issues for Corrections Personnel,"from Feb.9-10 and
again from April27-28 in University Park,PA.The pro
gram is designed to provide corrections personnel with
legal guidelines necessary for day-to-day decisionmaking
regarding various aspects of the hiring,firing,and legal
liabilities of corrections personnel and institutions.Tui-
tion is $115.For more information,please contact
Danny Lott,Conference Coordinator.The Pennsylvania
State University,410 Keller Bldg,University Park,PA
16802.Phone:814-863-1743. | | --- | CORRECTIONS DIGEST Schlesinger said that during the last two yearsthe probation population has grown 18 percent—somewhat faster than has the number in jail orprison(15 percent)or on parole(13 percent). Forty-two states and the District of Columbiareported increases in their probation populationduring 1985,the Bureau said,and 31 states hadincreases in their parole populations. Editor's Note:Single copies of the bulletin,Probation and Parole,1985(NCJ-103683),aswell as other information about BJS publications,may be obtained from the National Criminal Jus-tice Reference Service,Box6000,Rockville,MD20850.Phone:301-251-5500.The toll-freenumber from places other than Alaska,Marylandand metropolitan Washington,D.C.,is 800-732-3277.For statistical details,please see charts onpages 3 and 4 of this issue. ## FLORIDA’S NEW GOVERNOR NAMESDUGGER CORRECTIONS SECRETARY Florida's new Governor Bob Martinez hasannounced that Richard Dugger,superintendent ofFlorida State Prison at Starke,will be secretary ofthe Florida Department of Corrections in hisadministration. Dugger will succeed Louie Wainwright,whohas been secretary of corrections for the past 24years.Martinez said Wainwright will continue toserve as a consultant to the Governor on correc-tions matters. Dugger took office Jan.6. “With these appointments,we will have thebenefit of a new operational perspective fromRichard Dugger and we will retain the advantageof Mr.Wainwright's vast experience,

FAQs

What did the Bureau of Justice Statistics report about adult males in the U.S. at the end of 1985?

Three percent of adult males were incarcerated or under correctional supervision at the end of 1985, with 2.9 million men and women total in jail, prison, probation, or parole.

How did the probation and parole populations change during 1985?

Adult probation grew by 7.4% to 1,870,132 offenders, and adults on parole increased by 3.9% to 277,438 offenders.

What disrupted the attempted escape in the Will County Jail in Illinois?

Officers were tipped off by inmates flushing toilets simultaneously, which thwarted the escape attempt and led to pending charges.

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