SB 606 Summary

• Authorizes inmates 65 years or older to have sentences reduced by up to 50 percent through favorable determinations from the Florida Commission on Offender Review under new discretionary release programs.

• Creates a supervised conditional elderly release program requiring inmates to be 65+ years old, have served at least 50 percent of their sentence, have no more than two prior felony convictions (excluding capital, violent first-degree, sexual, or child-related offenses), and have no disciplinary reports within the previous 6 months.

• Requires the Department of Corrections to examine and adopt health care standards specific to inmates older than 50 years of age when establishing care standards.

• Specifies program requirements including 10 hours of community service per year served, electronic monitoring for at least 1 year, and restitution to victims, with exceptions at the commission's discretion.

• Expands conditional medical release eligibility to include "elderly and infirm inmates" defined as those 65 years or older with medical conditions rendering them non-dangerous, without capital felony, first-degree felony, sexual offense, or child offense convictions.