{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.7031","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 944.7031","heading":"Eligible inmates released from contractor-operated correctional facilities.","body":"(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that state inmates nearing release from a contractor-operated correctional facility managed under chapter 957 are eligible for assistance under ss. 944.701-944.708, and all laws that provide for or mandate transition assistance services to inmates nearing release also apply to inmates who reside in contractor-operated correctional facilities.\n(2) To assist an inmate nearing release from a contractor-operated correctional facility, the department and the transition assistance specialist shall coordinate with a designated staff person at each contractor-operated correctional facility to ensure that a state inmate released from the contractor-operated correctional facility is informed of and provided with the same level of transition assistance services that are provided by the department for an inmate in a state correctional facility. Any inmate released from a contractor-operated correctional facility shall also have equal access to placement consideration in a contracted substance abuse transition housing program, including those programs that have a faith-based component.\nHistory.—s. 8, ch. 2001-110; s. 27, ch. 2024-84.","path":["CHAPTER 944 STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0944/0944.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:51Z","sha256":"e8ac519eca1b3707377e68c602675e4a0bced4dbdf0307c1ed169a843003bf52","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.703","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-944.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}