Senate Bill 2440
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 2440
By Senator Meek
36-1774-99 See HB
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the state correctional
3 system; creating s. 944.6125, F.S.; providing
4 that certain women who are confined by the
5 Department of Corrections should be given first
6 consideration for placement at a correctional
7 facility located within a reasonable distance
8 from the residence of the minor child of the
9 confined woman; providing for a child-friendly
10 environment; providing for the application of
11 the act; providing an effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Section 944.6125, Florida Statutes, is
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17 944.6125 Imprisoned women; location of women with
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19 (1) When at all possible, women who are confined by
20 the Florida Department of Corrections for nonviolent offenses,
21 and who have minor children, should be given first
22 consideration for placement at a correctional facility that is
23 within a reasonable distance from the minor child's place of
24 residence.
25 (2) Once the mother who is being confined by the
26 department is placed at a correctional facility near the
27 residence of the minor child, the facility must provide a
28 child-friendly environment in which the mother and child may
29 continue the bonding process even in the harsh reality of a
30 prison setting.
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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 1999 SB 2440
36-1774-99 See HB
1 (3) The mandates of this section in no way require a
2 minor child to visit an incarcerated parent. The provisions
3 of this section are only applicable with respect to a child
4 whose mother is incarcerated and whose family unit has made
5 the decision to allow the child to visit the incarcerated
6 parent.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 1999.
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10 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
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Provides that when at all possible, women who are
12 confined by the Department of Corrections for nonviolent
offenses and who have minor children, should be given
13 first consideration for placement at a correctional
facility within a reasonable distance from the minor
14 children. Provides for a child-friendly environment at
the facility for the continued bonding of the minor child
15 and the confined parent. Provides for the application of
the act.
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