- December 15, 2025
The County Commission approved a one-year, $58,004 agreement with the Florida Department of Corrections for continued use of prisoner participants in the Tomoka Correctional Institution’s inmate work program.
The original agreement was signed last February and included an optional one-year renewal. From Parks and Recreation funds, the $58,004 cost covers expenses for an inmate supervisor, employed by the Florida Department of Corrections. In return, it offers the services of up to eight inmates.
According to Deputy County Administrator Sally Sherman, the county has reduced its use of inmate labor in an effort to cut costs, instead assigning duties to existing internal workers.
Last budget year, she said, about two inmate work squads were cut from Flagler’s work roster.
