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FL S1032
Bill
Status
5/3/2013
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice
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AI Summary
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Waives identification card and birth certificate fees for eligible inmates and requires the Department of Corrections to obtain certified birth certificates and state identification cards for Florida-born inmates before release.
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Requires the department to assist inmates born outside Florida in obtaining social security cards, driver licenses, or state identification cards, and provide information about licensing authorities near their release address.
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Mandates that inmates within two years of release have access to skills assessment and training programs, contingent on available funding and department determination of security and safety risks.
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Establishes a reentry program for nonviolent drug offenders sentenced to conditional split sentences, consisting of a minimum 180-day prison-based substance abuse treatment program followed by community-based aftercare and drug offender probation.
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Restricts program eligibility to offenders with third-degree felonies as primary offense and those with no prior convictions for violent crimes, sex offenses, child abuse, firearm offenses, or drug sales; permits department termination from the program for violent acts, medical conditions, or security concerns.
Legislative Description
Inmate Reentry
Last Action
Died in Appropriations
5/3/2013