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FL S1334
Bill
Status
2/23/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ellyn Bogdanoff
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AI Summary
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Removes mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking convictions across all controlled substances (cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, etc.), replacing them with discretionary sentencing while retaining financial penalties.
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Creates a supervised reentry program allowing nonviolent third-degree felons to reside in the community during the last 14 months of their sentence while working or participating in approved programs, subject to department approval and court oversight.
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Establishes a nonviolent offender reentry program requiring substance abuse treatment, education, and vocational training for eligible offenders who have served at least half their sentence, with reduced incarceration followed by drug offender probation upon satisfactory completion.
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Increases incentive gain-time eligibility for offenses committed on or after October 1, 2011, allowing up to 10 days per month, with varying minimum service percentages (65-92%) depending on offense violence level and prior felony convictions.
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Allows state attorneys to object to reentry program placement within 14 days and courts to approve placement; courts have 28 days to respond or placement is automatically approved; successful completion results in sentence modification and probation placement.
Legislative Description
Sentences of Inmates
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011