1997 Florida Code
TITLE XLVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 944 State Correctional System
944.706 Basic release assistance.
944.706 Basic release assistance.--
(1) Any inmate who is being released is eligible for transition assistance. Those inmates released to a detainer are eligible pursuant to s. 944.703.
(2) The department is authorized to contract with the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, the Salvation Army, and other public or private organizations for the provision of basic support services for releasees. The department shall contract with the Department of Labor and Employment Security for the provision of releasee job placement.
(3) The department shall promulgate rules for the development, implementation, and termination of transition assistance.
History.--s. 41, ch. 83-131; s. 9, ch. 85-340; ss. 9, 12, ch. 87-298; s. 13, ch. 88-122; s. 10, ch. 92-310; s. 23, ch. 95-283.
1Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.
Note.--Former s. 944.601.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Florida may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
