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FL S0940
Bill
AI Summary
- Defines "restorative justice" in Florida law as a victim-centered response to crime enabling victims, offenders, their families, and community members to voluntarily meet and directly address harm, prioritizing accountability, repair, and participant safety
- Requires the Department of Corrections to include training about restorative justice practices in its structured disciplinary training programs for eligible inmates, subject to specific legislative appropriation
- Expands the stated intent of inmate training programs (ss. 945.71–945.74) to include increasing accountability and reparative behavior alongside existing goals of self-discipline, improved work habits, and self-confidence
- Adds restorative justice programs to the list of services that law enforcement must inform crime victims about at the earliest possible time, and establishes a victim's right to pursue restorative justice if available
- Effective date of July 1, 2024, with amendments to sections 945.71, 945.73, 960.001, and 960.03 of the Florida Statutes
Legislative Description
Restorative Justice
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
3/8/2024
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