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This bill establishes a comprehensive annual study on restrictive housing (solitary confinement) in Florida's state correctional system, requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a detailed investigation into various forms of prisoner isolation, including administrative confinement, disciplinary confinement, Close Management, and Maximum Management. The study mandates extensive data collection covering multiple aspects of restrictive housing, such as the number and duration of placements, reasons for confinement, demographic information of confined prisoners, mental health impacts, facility conditions, and economic costs. Key definitions are provided for different types of restrictive housing, ranging from administrative confinement (temporary removal from general population) to Maximum Management (the most extreme form of solitary confinement involving single-person isolation with severely limited privileges). The bill requires a comprehensive report to be submitted to the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker, which will include detailed analyses of placement frequency, mental health consequences, ADA accommodation requests, facility conditions, and potential impacts on recidivism rates. The goal appears to be creating transparency and understanding about the use and effects of restrictive housing in Florida's prison system, with the study set to begin on July 1, 2025.

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https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1061