FL S1932

Creates the Justice Reinvestment Commission within the Executive Office of the Governor to review criminal and juvenile justice laws and policies with goals of increasing public safety, improving offender accountability, reducing recidivism, and managing corrections spending growth.

Requires the commission to conduct comprehensive research on crime data, felony convictions, prison/jail admissions, probation and parole violations, and risk-assessment programs, then develop data-driven policy options addressing sentencing, probation, earned time, and recidivism-reduction strategies.

Establishes a nine-member commission composed of one state senator, one representative, the Attorney General or designee, Secretary of Corrections or designee, Secretary of Juvenile Justice or designee, chair of Florida Parole Commission or designee, one victim advocacy representative, and two prosecutorial/public defender appointees by the Governor.

Directs the commission to submit an interim report by December 31, 2011, and a final report by December 31, 2012, to the Governor and Legislature, with authority to provide additional reports as needed.

Abolishes the commission on December 31, 2012, with an effective date of July 1, 2011.