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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
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CHAPTER 944
CHAPTER 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
944.01
Short title.
944.012
Legislative intent.
944.02
Definitions.
944.023
Comprehensive correctional master plan.
944.0231
Reduction of capacity.
944.024
Adult intake and evaluation.
944.026
Community-based facilities and programs.
944.033
Community correctional centers; existence; location; purpose; restriction.
944.053
Forestry Work Camps.
944.0611
Department employees; personal vehicle damage claims.
944.08
Commitment to custody of department; venue of institutions.
944.09
Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, and parolees.
944.091
United States prisoners, board authorized.
944.095
Siting of additional correctional facilities; procedure.
944.096
Budget requests for residential facility construction; estimates; appropriations; population in excess of capacity.
944.10
Department of Corrections to provide buildings; sale and purchase of land; contracts to provide services and inmate labor.
944.105
Contractual arrangements with contractor-operated entities for operation and maintenance of correctional facilities and supervision of inmates.
944.11
Department to regulate admission of books.
944.115
Smoking prohibited inside state correctional facilities.
944.14
Supervision of correctional institutions; enforcement of orders and regulations.
944.151
Safe operation and security of correctional institutions and facilities.
944.17
Commitments and classification; transfers.
944.171
Housing of inmates.
944.1905
Initial inmate classification; inmate reclassification.
944.23
Persons authorized to visit state prisons.
944.24
Administration of correctional institutions for women.
944.241
Incarcerated pregnant women.
944.242
Dignity for women in correctional facilities.
944.275
Gain-time.
944.278
Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits.
944.279
Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false information before court.
944.28
Forfeiture of gain-time and the right to earn gain-time in the future.
944.281
Ineligibility to earn gain-time due to disciplinary action.
944.282
Rules governing inmate use of weight training equipment.
944.291
Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date.
944.292
Suspension of civil rights.
944.31
Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties.
944.32
Reports of prison inspectors; recordation; inspection.
944.33
Failure of inspector to make report; false report; penalty.
944.331
Inmate grievance procedure.
944.35
Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
944.36
Permitting inmates to escape.
944.37
Acceptance of unauthorized compensation; penalty.
944.38
Acceptance of remuneration from contractor; dealing or barter with prisoners; interest in contract; penalty.
944.39
Interference with prisoners; penalty.
944.40
Escapes; penalty.
944.402
Reward for capture of escapee from correctional institution.
944.405
Warrant for retaking offender who has escaped from custody or absconded from rehabilitative community reentry program, or who is ineligible for release.
944.44
Holding persons as hostages; penalty.
944.45
Mutiny, riot, strike; penalty.
944.46
Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners; penalty.
944.47
Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband; penalty.
944.471
Short title.
944.472
Drug-free corrections; legislative findings and purposes.
944.473
Inmate substance abuse testing program.
944.4731
Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program.
944.474
Legislative intent; employee wellness program; drug and alcohol testing.
944.48
Service of sentence.
944.485
Subsistence fees with respect to certain prisoners; time of adoption; requirements.
944.512
State lien on proceeds from literary or other type of account of crime for which convicted.
944.516
Money or other property received for personal use or benefit of inmate; deposit; disposition of unclaimed trust funds.
944.52
Legal adviser.
944.596
Transfer of convicted foreign citizens or nationals under treaty.
944.597
Transportation and return of prisoners by private transport company.
944.602
Agency notification before release of intellectually disabled inmates.
944.605
Inmate release; notification; identification card.
944.606
Sexual offenders; notification upon release.
944.607
Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders.
944.608
Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders.
944.609
Career offenders; notification upon release.
944.611
Legislative intent.
944.612
Definitions for s. 944.613.
944.613
Methods of transportation.
944.70
Conditions for release from incarceration.
944.701
Short title.
944.702
Legislative intent.
944.703
Eligible inmates.
944.7031
Eligible inmates released from contractor-operated correctional facilities.
944.704
Staff who provide transition assistance; duties.
944.705
Release orientation program.
944.706
Basic release assistance.
944.7065
Transition course for inmates.
944.707
Postrelease special services; job placement services.
944.7071
Operation New Hope.
944.708
Rules.
944.710
Definitions of terms relating to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s. 944.105.
944.711
Requests for proposals.
944.712
Bidder and private vendor qualifications.
944.713
Insurance against liability.
944.714
Quality assurance and standards of operation.
944.715
Delegation of authority.
944.716
Contract termination and control of a correctional facility by the department.
944.717
Conflicts of interest.
944.718
Withdrawal of request for proposals.
944.719
Adoption of rules, monitoring, and reporting.
944.72
Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
944.73
State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
944.801
Education for state prisoners.
944.802
Direct-support organization; definition; use of property; board of directors; audit.
944.803
Faith- and character-based programs.
944.8031
Inmate’s family visitation; legislative intent; minimum services provided to visitors; budget requests.
944.804
Elderly offenders correctional facilities program of 2000.
944.8041
Elderly offenders; annual review.