Bill > S1392

This bill makes several key changes to the criminal justice system in Florida: 1. It requires the Department of Corrections to include information on inmate admissions by offense type and recidivism rates in its annual report. 2. It encourages local communities and educational institutions to implement prearrest diversion programs for certain offenders, allowing them to avoid an arrest record if they complete the program's requirements. 3. It requires each pretrial release program to report additional data in its annual report, including the types of criminal charges of defendants accepted into the program, the number who paid bail or bond, the number with no prior convictions, and the number for whom a risk assessment tool was or was not used. 4. It creates a uniform system for collecting and reporting criminal justice data at the state and local levels, with the Department of Law Enforcement responsible for compiling and publishing the data in a publicly accessible format. 5. It establishes a pilot project in the Sixth Judicial Circuit to improve the accuracy and quality of the data submitted under the new reporting requirements. The bill aims to increase transparency, data-driven decision making, and the use of diversion programs in the criminal justice system.

Budget and Finance, Justice

Appropriations (S), Criminal Justice (S)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1392