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FL S1572
Bill
AI Summary
- Reduces the minimum percentage of a prison sentence that must be served from 85 percent to 65 percent under Florida's Criminal Punishment Code
- Elevates rehabilitation from a subordinate goal to a co-equal purpose of sentencing alongside punishment, amending the legislative intent of the Criminal Punishment Code
- Replaces the existing gain-time system with three new categories: outstanding deed gain-time (30-60 days per deed), good behavior time (10 days per month), and rehabilitation credits (up to 20 days per month for eligible offenses)
- Awards 60 days of rehabilitation credits for completing programs including high school equivalency diplomas, college degrees, vocational certificates, drug treatment, mental health treatment, life skills, and reentry programs, with an additional 5 days for each approved educational course or inmate-developed program, applied retroactively
- Grants 2 additional days per month of good behavior time (applied retroactively) for prisoners serving sentences for drug offenses under ss. 893.13 and 893.135, and limits forfeiture of good behavior time to unvested credits (vesting occurs 2 years after being granted)
Legislative Description
Criminal Rehabilitation
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
3/8/2024
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