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Introduced
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
In Committee
02/10/2022
02/10/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2022
03/14/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to county and municipal detention facilities; amending s. 951.23, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms "county detention facility" and "municipal detention facility"; creating the Florida Model Jail Standards Commission to supersede a working group; prescribing the commission's membership; specifying that each entity that operates a municipal or county detention facility shall adopt the Florida Model Jail Standards approved by the commission; specifying minimum commission standards; creating s. 951.2302, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the jail standards to include criteria and standards for what actions result in serious violations and notable violations; specifying that the jail standards must require that each county detention facility and municipal detention facility be inspected, at a minimum, twice annually; prohibiting any person in charge of a county detention facility or municipal detention facility from refusing to be inspected or refusing access to commission inspectors; providing annual inspection requirements; providing procedures and requirements for reinspections of detention facilities due to noncompliance; providing timeframes within which detention facilities must correct hb1561-00 HB 1561 violations; providing financial penalties for persons in charge of detention facilities who refuse to allow inspections or who refuse to provide access to detention facilities, or for facilities found to be noncompliant with the jail standards during an annual inspection or any reinspection; requiring certain noncompliant detention facilities to cease operations and contract with other detention facilities for inmate housing under certain circumstances; requiring that the assessed financial penalties be deposited into the detention facility's inmate welfare fund; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing law to revise the definitions of "county detention facility" and "municipal detention facility", create the Florida Model Jail Standards Commission to develop and maintain standards for these facilities, and establish inspection requirements and penalties for noncompliance with the standards.
Specifically, the bill requires all entities operating county or municipal detention facilities to adopt the Florida Model Jail Standards approved by the Commission. It defines "serious violations" and "notable violations" of the standards, and mandates at least two inspections per year - one announced and one unannounced. The bill imposes financial penalties on facilities that fail to correct violations within specified timeframes, and requires noncompliant facilities to cease operations and contract with other compliant facilities to house their inmates. The bill also prohibits any person from refusing to allow inspections or provide access to the Commission.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (5)
James Bush (D)*,
Christopher Benjamin (D),
Kevin Chambliss (D),
Dianne Hart-Lowman (D),
Daisy Morales (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee (H)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1236 (on 03/03/2022)
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