The DOC can sometimes also offer an additional notification prior to the inmates release, or provide a copy of the inmates photo. In Florida we offer victims the opportunity to write a letter to the offender so that they can ask the questions the want answered, and mail it to the victim assistance section. We will then forward the letter to the classification officer at the institution where the inmate is housed, to present to the inmate and request a response to be sent back to the Victim Assistance Section to be forwarded to the victim. This affords the victim to ask their questions and not revel their location to the inmate, in case the inmate wanted to try to intimidate the victim. There are inmates who work inside the institution at a paid prison industry.
Inmates also work in the community prior to release.
In Florida inmates must use at least ten per-cent of their wages to pay restitution and court costs, in addition to paying child support and assisting to keep their families off public assistance. When an offender is on supervision it is the best chance a victim has of receiving court ordered restitution. Most courts make payment of restitution a condition of supervision, although most will not return an offender to prison if the offender does not pay. Victims must maintain contact with the paroling authority, agency that is supervising the offender on probation and the Prosecutor, in order to be notified of any hearings scheduled that may effect the offenders supervision status.