FL S1704

Establishes a Department of Corrections reentry program for nonviolent offenders designed to divert them from long incarceration periods through substance abuse treatment and rehabilitative programming, with a minimum 6-month program participation requirement.

Defines "nonviolent offender" as those with a primary felony of third degree who have never been convicted of forcible felonies, crimes against children, sexual offenses, firearm offenses, or crimes of the first or second degree, among other restrictions.

Requires offenders to have served at least half their original sentence and be identified as needing substance abuse treatment; sentencing courts must approve placement within 30 days after receiving the department's request, with state attorneys given 15 days to file objections.

Upon satisfactory completion, courts must modify sentences and place offenders on drug offender probation for at least the remainder of time they would have served in prison, with conditions potentially including electronic monitoring or substance abuse treatment facility placement.

Mandates the department submit annual reports to state leadership detailing program implementation, participants, costs, sentence modifications, and recidivism tracking data, and authorizes the department to contract with private entities and establish incentive systems for program participation.