Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.201 - Inmate Work Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the
				purposes of this rule, an "assignment" means the work or program that an inmate
				has been assigned to by department staff. Each inmate assigned shall be
				required to perform in a satisfactory and acceptable manner. It is the
				continuous goal of the department that inmates in work assignments work at
				least 40 hours per week. Until this goal is achieved, the department shall
				maximize the utilization of inmate labor within existing resources.
(2) Inmates may be assigned to perform work
				for political subdivisions in the state including municipalities and agencies
				and institutions of the State, or nonprofit corporations that enter into
				agreements or contracts with the Department pursuant to Department of
				Corrections Rule  33-601.202, F.A.C. Inmates may
				also be required to perform work for the corporation authorized to operate
				correctional work programs under Part II of Chapter 946, F.S.
(3) All inmates shall submit to assignment
				schedules of the institution, and shall carry out such instructions as shall be
				given by department staff and non-department staff authorized to supervise
				inmates.
(4) Except in the case of
				emergency, inmates shall not be required to perform assignments more than
				twelve (12) hours per day. The total number of hours inmates may be worked per
				week shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours per week, including travel time
				between their place of confinement and place of work. Inmates ordinarily shall
				not be required to work on Sunday, except in those assignments necessary for
				institutional or other agency operation or emergency situations. When
				practical, inmates should be given one day off from their work assignments per
				week. Additionally, when practical, inmates shall be given a fifteen (15)
				minute rest period during each four hour assignment period and at least
				one-half (1/2) hour for their meal period.
(5) No inmate working outside of an
				institution shall have any conversation or other contact with any person other
				than an inmate or employee without the consent of the warden,
				Officer-in-Charge, or his designated representative, except that the inmate may
				make a brief and polite response when conversation is initiated by such other
				person. Waving to or calling out at passing persons or automobiles is
				prohibited.
(6) When performing an
				assignment, no inmate shall depart the institutional grounds or the place where
				he is assigned except with the specific authorization of the warden,
				Officer-in-Charge, or his designated representative.
(7) A Department of Corrections
				representative at private facilities shall review and either approve,
				disapprove or modify all inmate job and program assignments.
(8) When reviewing inmate job and program
				assignments department staff shall consider factors including the type of work
				assignment and level of skill required, the inmate's disciplinary history, the
				inmate's arrest and conviction history, and the needs of the
				institution.
Rulemaking Authority
					 20.315,
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 944.10(7),
					 946.002,
					 946.40(1),
					 946.511(1)(b)
					 FS.
New 10-8-76, Amended 4-19-79, Formerly 33-3.03, Amended
					 2-26-86, 1-28-98, Formerly 33-3.003, Amended 11-8-00,
					 8-18-13.