957.09  Applicability of chapter to other provisions of law.--

(1)(a)  Any offense that if committed at a state correctional facility would be a crime shall be a crime if committed by or with regard to inmates at private correctional facilities operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this chapter.

(b)  All laws relating to commutation of sentences, release and parole eligibility, and the award of sentence credits shall apply to inmates incarcerated in a private correctional facility operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this chapter.

(2)  The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to the provisions of ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719. However, in any conflict between a provision of this chapter and a provision of such other sections, the provision of this chapter shall prevail.

(3)  The provisions of law governing the participation of minority business enterprises are applicable to this chapter.