(1) A private vendor shall incarcerate all inmates assigned to the private correctional facility by the department and as specified in the contract. The department may not exceed the maximum occupancy designated for the facility in the contract.
(2) Inmates incarcerated in a private correctional facility are in the legal custody of the department. A private vendor may not award gain-time or release credits, determine inmate eligibility for furlough or work release, calculate inmate release dates, approve inmate transfers, place inmates in less restrictive custody than that ordered by the department or approve inmate work assignments. A private vendor may not benefit financially from the labor of inmates except to the extent authorized under chapter 946.
History.—s. 18, ch. 89-526.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 944 - State Correctional System
944.023 - Comprehensive Correctional Master Plan.
944.0231 - Reduction of Capacity.
944.024 - Adult Intake and Evaluation.
944.026 - Community-Based Facilities and Programs.
944.033 - Community Correctional Centers; Existence; Location; Purpose; Restriction.
944.053 - Forestry Work Camps.
944.0611 - Department Employees; Personal Vehicle Damage Claims.
944.08 - Commitment to Custody of Department; Venue of Institutions.
944.09 - Rules of the Department; Offenders, Probationers, and Parolees.
944.091 - United States Prisoners, Board Authorized.
944.095 - Siting of Additional Correctional Facilities; Procedure.
944.11 - Department to Regulate Admission of Books.
944.115 - Smoking Prohibited Inside State Correctional Facilities.
944.14 - Supervision of Correctional Institutions; Enforcement of Orders and Regulations.
944.151 - Safe Operation and Security of Correctional Institutions and Facilities.
944.17 - Commitments and Classification; Transfers.
944.1905 - Initial Inmate Classification; Inmate Reclassification.
944.23 - Persons Authorized to Visit State Prisons.
944.24 - Administration of Correctional Institutions for Women.
944.241 - Incarcerated Pregnant Women.
944.242 - Dignity for Women in Correctional Facilities.
944.278 - Cancellation of Administrative Gain-Time and Provisional Credits.
944.28 - Forfeiture of Gain-Time and the Right to Earn Gain-Time in the Future.
944.281 - Ineligibility to Earn Gain-Time Due to Disciplinary Action.
944.282 - Rules Governing Inmate Use of Weight Training Equipment.
944.292 - Suspension of Civil Rights.
944.31 - Inspector General; Inspectors; Power and Duties.
944.32 - Reports of Prison Inspectors; Recordation; Inspection.
944.33 - Failure of Inspector to Make Report; False Report; Penalty.
944.331 - Inmate Grievance Procedure.
944.36 - Permitting Inmates to Escape.
944.37 - Acceptance of Unauthorized Compensation; Penalty.
944.39 - Interference With Prisoners; Penalty.
944.402 - Reward for Capture of Escapee From Correctional Institution.
944.44 - Holding Persons as Hostages; Penalty.
944.45 - Mutiny, Riot, Strike; Penalty.
944.46 - Harboring, Concealing, Aiding Escaped Prisoners; Penalty.
944.47 - Introduction, Removal, or Possession of Contraband; Penalty.
944.472 - Drug-Free Corrections; Legislative Findings and Purposes.
944.473 - Inmate Substance Abuse Testing Program.
944.4731 - Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program.
944.474 - Legislative Intent; Employee Wellness Program; Drug and Alcohol Testing.
944.485 - Subsistence Fees With Respect to Certain Prisoners; Time of Adoption; Requirements.
944.596 - Transfer of Convicted Foreign Citizens or Nationals Under Treaty.
944.597 - Transportation and Return of Prisoners by Private Transport Company.
944.602 - Agency Notification Before Release of Intellectually Disabled Inmates.
944.605 - Inmate Release; Notification; Identification Card.
944.606 - Sexual Offenders; Notification Upon Release.
944.607 - Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of Information on Sexual Offenders.
944.608 - Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of Information on Career Offenders.
944.609 - Career Offenders; Notification Upon Release.
944.612 - Definitions for S. 944.613.
944.613 - Methods of Transportation.
944.70 - Conditions for Release From Incarceration.
944.7031 - Eligible Inmates Released From Private Correctional Facilities.
944.704 - Staff Who Provide Transition Assistance; Duties.
944.705 - Release Orientation Program.
944.706 - Basic Release Assistance.
944.7065 - Transition Course for Inmates.
944.707 - Postrelease Special Services; Job Placement Services.
944.711 - Requests for Proposals.
944.712 - Bidder and Private Vendor Qualifications.
944.713 - Insurance Against Liability.
944.714 - Quality Assurance and Standards of Operation.
944.715 - Delegation of Authority.
944.716 - Contract Termination and Control of a Correctional Facility by the Department.
944.717 - Conflicts of Interest.
944.718 - Withdrawal of Request for Proposals.
944.719 - Adoption of Rules, Monitoring, and Reporting.
944.72 - Privately Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
944.73 - State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
944.801 - Education for State Prisoners.
944.802 - Direct-Support Organization; Definition; Use of Property; Board of Directors; Audit.
944.803 - Faith- and Character-Based Programs.
944.804 - Elderly Offenders Correctional Facilities Program of 2000.