FL S0184

Establishes parole eligibility for adolescent offenders (age 15 or younger at time of offense) sentenced to life or 10+ years if they have no prior convictions for violent crimes including murder, sexual battery, kidnapping, robbery, or assault

Requires adolescent offenders to reach their eighth year of incarceration before initial parole eligibility interview and mandates completion of GED program (unless waived for disability) plus two years without disciplinary reports

Hearing examiner must consider victim wishes, offender's role in crime, remorse, age and maturity at time of offense, rehabilitation efforts, educational completion, and history of abuse when determining sufficient rehabilitation

Denies parole to offenders who committed acts of violence or threatened violence during the current offense

Requires paroled adolescent offenders to participate in reentry programs for 2 years and applies retroactively to offenders already in their eighth or subsequent year of incarceration