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Florida Statutes § 944.171 — Housing of inmates.
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The department may make inmate-housing and transfer contracts, but certain inmate reclassification and contract-content rules apply.
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Florida Statutes § 944.1905 — Initial inmate classification; inmate reclassification.
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The Department of Corrections must classify inmates under an objective scheme and use questionnaires that cover aggravating and mitigating factors.
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Florida Statutes § 944.23 — Persons authorized to visit state prisons.
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Several named officials may visit state correctional institutions, and others are generally barred unless allowed by department regulations.
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Florida Statutes § 944.24 — Administration of correctional institutions for women.
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This section sets staffing, service, and care rules for women inmates in correctional institutions.
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Florida Statutes § 944.241 — Incarcerated pregnant women.
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This section limits restraints and restrictive housing for pregnant prisoners and requires related medical, reporting, notice, and rule-making steps.
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Florida Statutes § 944.242 — Dignity for women in correctional facilities.
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Correctional facilities must provide women incarcerated there with health care products, free of charge, and must limit when male employees can search or enter certain areas.
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Florida Statutes § 944.275 — Gain-time.
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The department may award gain-time to prisoners and must calculate sentence expiration and tentative release dates, but some inmates and offenses are barred from incentive gain-time.
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Florida Statutes § 944.278 — Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits.
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This section cancels administrative gain-time and provisional credits and extends affected release dates by the canceled amount.
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Florida Statutes § 944.279 — Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false information before court.
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A court may inquire into whether a prisoner’s filing was made in good faith, and a prisoner found to have filed frivolous or malicious material, or false information or evidence, is subject to disciplinary procedures.
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Florida Statutes § 944.28 — Forfeiture of gain-time and the right to earn gain-time in the future.
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The department may forfeit a prisoner’s gain-time, and sometimes the future right to earn gain-time, when the prisoner escapes, commits certain misconduct, or has release revoked.
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Florida Statutes § 944.281 — Ineligibility to earn gain-time due to disciplinary action.
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The department may declare certain prisoners ineligible to earn incentive gain-time for up to 6 months, and it must adopt rules to administer this section.
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Florida Statutes § 944.282 — Rules governing inmate use of weight training equipment.
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The Department of Corrections must immediately adopt rules limiting inmates’ access to weights and other weight training equipment.
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Florida Statutes § 944.291 — Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date.
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Some released prisoners must be placed under the department’s supervision, and the department must give the commission inmate details at least 90 days before the earlier release date. Certain released prisoners may also get voluntary assistance through parole or probation offices.
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Florida Statutes § 944.292 — Suspension of civil rights.
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A person convicted of a felony has civil rights suspended in Florida until restored, but may still seek restoration of voting rights and cannot be denied access to the courts under this section.
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Florida Statutes § 944.31 — Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties.
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The inspector general and office inspectors must inspect correctional facilities and systems, investigate related matters, and follow certain procedural duties; they also have limited entry, consultation, and arrest-related powers.
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Florida Statutes § 944.32 — Reports of prison inspectors; recordation; inspection.
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After inspecting a correctional institution, the inspector must prepare a full report and file or send required copies as directed.
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Florida Statutes § 944.33 — Failure of inspector to make report; false report; penalty.
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A prison inspector must report his or her findings. A knowingly false report is a third-degree felony and can lead to discharge and a ban on being employed in that capacity again.
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Florida Statutes § 944.331 — Inmate grievance procedure.
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The department must set up an inmate grievance procedure by rule, and that procedure must match federal minimum standards. The department’s office of general counsel must oversee the grievance procedures.
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Florida Statutes § 944.35 — Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
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This section limits when department employees may use force on inmates, requires reports and reviews after force incidents, prohibits malicious battery and sexual misconduct, and penalizes failures or false reports.
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Florida Statutes § 944.36 — Permitting inmates to escape.
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Department agents, employees, or officers who willfully let a prisoner escape commit a third-degree felony.
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