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FL S1390

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/3/2011

Primary Sponsor

Paula Dockery

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a supervised reentry program allowing inmates to reside in department-approved housing in the community while working at paid employment or participating in approved programs during the last 14 months of confinement.

  • Requires inmates in the supervised reentry program to comply with department-established reporting, drug testing, and other supervision requirements, and to pay the department for supervision costs and any treatment program costs.

  • Specifies that supervised reentry program participants may only travel to approved activities using department-approved transportation and are not counted toward facility bed capacity.

  • Directs the Department of Corrections to place inmates in community paid employment to the extent possible and requires adoption of rules to operate the supervised reentry program.

  • Requires inmates in paid employment programs (both traditional work-release and supervised reentry) to use earnings toward restitution to victims unless the department finds clear and compelling reasons not to order such restitution.

Legislative Description

Supervised Reentry Programs for Inmates

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Budget4/15/2011
Criminal And Civil Justice Appropriations Subcommittee4/8/2011
Rules4/7/2011
Budget3/29/2011
Criminal Justice3/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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