The above chart shows the increase in drug testing of offenders over the last 5 years. Persons under supervision never pay restitution to victims. The offender signs this agreement and is obligated to pay the established minimum monthly payment as a condition of supervision. Disbursements to payees are generally processed within twenty-four hours of a payment being receipted in a probation office. Total collected for FY 1999-00 does not include COPS payments collected at Work Release Centers.
Offenders never work in the community to pay back society for their crimes.
Offenders perform public service work in the community when ordered by the court. Not many offenders are on supervision. Actually, there are over 150,000 offenders on active supervision in the state of Florida. No one ever successfully completes probation. The Department of Corrections and the Legislature have determined that successful completion of supervision is determined by an offender not having any commitments to prison or supervision within 24 months after their release from supervision.