SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section
18 944.1905, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 944.1905 Initial inmate classification; inmate
20 reclassification.--The Department of Corrections shall
21 classify inmates pursuant to an objective classification
22 scheme. The initial inmate classification questionnaire and
23 the inmate reclassification questionnaire must cover both
24 aggravating and mitigating factors.
25 (5)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
26 section, the department shall assign to specific correctional
27 facilities all inmates who are less than 18 years of age and
28 who are not eligible for and have not been assigned to a
29 facility for youthful offenders. Any such inmate who is less
30 than 18 years of age shall be housed in a dormitory that is
31 separate from inmates who are 18 years of age or older.
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1 Furthermore, the department shall provide any food service,
2 education, and recreation for such inmate separately from
3 inmates who are 18 years of age or older. The department shall
4 report to the Legislature on compliance with this paragraph by
5 April 1, 2002.
6 (b) Any inmate who is less than 18 years of age, who
7 was 15 years of age or younger at the time of his or her
8 offense, and who has no prior juvenile adjudication must be
9 placed in a facility for youthful offenders until the inmate
10 is 18 years of age. At the discretion of the department, such
11 an inmate may be placed in a facility for youthful offenders
12 until the inmate is 21 years of age.
13 (c) Any inmate who is assigned to a facility under
14 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) shall be removed and reassigned
15 to the general inmate population if his or her behavior
16 threatens the safety of other inmates or correctional staff.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
22 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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25 A bill to be entitled
26 An act relating to youthful offenders; amending
27 s. 944.1905, F.S.; requiring that certain
28 inmates who are less than a specified age be
29 placed in specific correctional facilities and
30 housed in separate dormitories; requiring that
31 the Department of Corrections report to the
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1 Legislature on its compliance with housing
2 youthful offenders; requiring that certain
3 inmates who are less than a specified age and
4 who have no prior juvenile adjudication be
5 placed in facilities for youthful offenders;
6 providing for the reassignment of an inmate to
7 the general population if the inmate threatens
8 the safety of other inmates or correctional
9 staff; providing an effective date.
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