§ 957.09, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 957. CORRECTIONAL PRIVATIZATION
Applicability of chapter to other provisions of law.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1)(a) Any offense that if committed at a state correctional facility would be a crime is a crime if committed by or with regard to inmates at contractor-operated correctional facilities operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this chapter.
(b) All laws relating to commutation of sentences, release and parole eligibility, and the award of sentence credits apply to inmates incarcerated in a contractor-operated correctional facility operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this chapter.
(2) The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to the provisions of ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719. However, in any conflict between a provision of this chapter and a provision of such other sections, the provision of this chapter shall prevail.
(3) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to contracts between the department and county and municipal entities, other states, political subdivisions of another state, or correctional management service vendors in another state for the transfer and confinement of state inmates.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 40, ch. 93-406; s. 13, ch. 2009-63; s. 47, ch. 2024-84; s. 23, ch. 2025-81.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 944.105, Fla. Stat.Contractual arrangements with contractor-operated entities for operation and maintenance of correctional facilities and supervision of inmates.Printed as ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719
- § 944.710, Fla. Stat.Definitions of terms relating to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s. 944.105.Printed as ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719
- § 944.719, Fla. Stat.Adoption of rules, monitoring, and reporting.Printed as ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719
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