No. SB 622
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Conditional Geriatric Release; Requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections, to establish the conditional geriatric release program; requiring the commission to consider any evidence relevant to public safety; authorizing the commission to consider the continued cost to the department to house the inmate, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDInmates aged 65 or older who have served 15 years of their sentence become eligible for conditional geriatric release, provided they are not under a death sentence.
The Florida Commission on Offender Review holds sole discretion to grant or deny release, weighing public safety evidence against the cost of continued incarceration.
Releasees serve the remainder of their sentence without good-behavior time credits, and any violation of release conditions results in revocation and return to prison.
The commission must adopt administrative rules to implement the program, with the new release category integrated into existing violation and revocation procedures.
AICreates a new release pathway for older inmates who have served a long minimum term.
AIGrants the Commission sole authority to approve or deny release, with no right to release for the inmate.
AIRequires the Commission to weigh public safety evidence, explicitly limiting the role of cost considerations.
AIAllows the Commission to revoke release for violations, resulting in the inmate's return to prison and loss of good-time credit.