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FL S1206
Bill
Status
3/10/2018
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Department of Corrections to release inmates on electronic monitoring for work, education, or training who would not otherwise qualify due to custody level or risk factors, using a risk assessment tool to determine eligibility.
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Creates a supervised community release program beginning 90 days before an inmate's provisional or tentative release date, requiring electronic monitoring and community control, with the department authorized to terminate participation for non-compliance.
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Allows law enforcement or probation officers to arrest inmates without warrant for violating supervised community release conditions, with violations reported to correctional officers for disciplinary disposition.
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Permits participating inmates to continue earning or losing gain-time but excludes them from prison population counts and their community housing from prison capacity figures.
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Establishes a procedure allowing state prisoners with unserved probation or community control violation warrants to file notice in circuit court for a status hearing within 90 days, with the court ordering transport to county jail for prosecution if a warrant exists.
Legislative Description
State Inmates
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/10/2018