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Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.103 - Awards if Sentence is Expiring or Inmate is Transferred

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Transfer. At the end of the month, it is
				the responsibility of the transferring facility to ensure that all required
				gain time evaluations have been reflected on the inmate's record, through the
				previous full month. The transferring facility will record any evaluations up
				to the point of transfer; however, no gain time for the month will apply to the
				inmate's release date until the receiving facility reviews the inmate's
				adjustment for the remainder of the month. The receiving facility will award
				the gain time to reflect evaluations at the receiving and transferring
				facility.
(2) For release. An award
				of up to the maximum eligible gain time award shall be made for the last month
				prior to the month of release unless an evaluation of unsatisfactory is
				recorded for the inmate in the performance (work or program assignment) or
				security evaluations. If an evaluation of unsatisfactory is recorded for the
				inmate in the performance or security evaluations for the last month prior to
				the month of an inmate's release, the gain time award shall be zero (0)
				days.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 944.275 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 944.275
					 FS.
New 2-26-80, Amended 1-12-83, 1-31-85, Formerly 33-11.10,
					 Amended 6-6-91, 2-17-93, 4-17-94, 10-8-98, Formerly
					 33-11.010.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.104 - Withholding or Forfeiture of Gain Time

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Earned Gain Time.
(a) Without Hearing - without prior notice or
				hearing, an inmate shall forfeit all gain time earned prior to escape or
				release on supervision upon:
1. Conviction for
				escape committed before October 1, 2013 - forfeitures assessed under this
				provision may be mitigated in full or in part upon request of the inmate to the
				inmate's classification officer at the discretion of the Secretary or designee
				based on factors including, but not limited to, the sophistication of the
				escape, whether force was used during the escape, the length of time outside
				the Department's custody following the escape, and whether any criminal
				activity was committed while outside the Department's custody following the
				escape;
2. Revocation of parole,
				conditional release, control release or clemency;
3. Revocation of conditional medical release
				providing the offender was revoked for any reason other than improvement in
				medical condition;
4. Revocation of
				provisional release supervision, or the revocation of probation or community
				control if such supervision was imposed for a crime committed on or after
				October 1, 1989.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.106 - Commutation of Sentence (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.30 FS. (1986). Law
					 Implemented 944.30 FS.
					 (1986).
New 9-19-93, Formerly 33-11.018, Repealed
					 10-16-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.202 - Use of Inmates in Public Works

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				The Department is authorized to enter into agreements for the use of prisoners
				in public works with the following:
(a) Any
				political subdivision of the State, including counties, municipalities, and
				special districts;
(b) Any State
				agency or institution;
(c) Any
				nonprofit corporation incorporated under Chapter 617, F.S.;
(d) Any Federal entities or
				subdivisions.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.209 - State Classification Office and Institutional Classification Teams

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The inmate classification system is
				comprised of two primary operational components which have been established to
				provide uniformity and consistency in both the development and implementation
				of classification policies and procedures. These two components are the State
				Classification Office and the Institutional Classification Team. These
				components have Rulemaking Authority and responsibility relative to the
				operation and management of the inmate classification system.
(2) The State Classification Office (SCO)
				refers to the office or office staff at the central office level that is
				responsible for the review of inmate classification decisions. Duties include
				approving, disapproving, or modifying Institutional Classification team (ICT)
				recommendations.
(3) The
				Institutional Classification Team refers to the team consisting of the warden
				or assistant warden, classification supervisor, chief of security, and other
				members as necessary when appointed by the warden or designated by rule. The
				ICT is responsible for making work, program, housing and inmate status
				decisions at a facility and for making other classification recommendations to
				the State Classification Office (SCO). At private facilities, the Department of
				Corrections representative is to be considered a fourth member of the ICT when
				reviewing all job/program assignment, transfer, and custody
				recommendations/decisions. If a majority decision by the ICT is not possible,
				the decision of the Department of Corrections representative is
				final.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 944.17,
					 944.1905,
					 958.11
					 FS.
New 9-19-00, Amended 4-1-04,
					 3-6-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.210 - Custody Classification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Facility
				Assignments.
(a) A mission description shall
				be prepared for each facility of the Department of Corrections to which an
				inmate can be assigned. The mission description shall be based upon such
				factors as staffing patterns, perimeter security, construction features,
				electronic monitoring capability, type of health services provided, available
				programs, and any other factors that may affect the security and safety of the
				staff, inmates, or the general public. The mission descriptions shall be used
				to aid in the assignment of inmates to facilities in a manner which will best
				enable the department to maintain security and order. Inmate evaluation and
				facility assignment shall be based upon such factors as nature and severity of
				offense, characteristics of sentence, criminal history, age, health status, and
				any other factor relating to the security and order of the institution or the
				security and safety of the general public. An inmate shall be assigned to a
				facility that can provide appropriate security and supervision, that can meet
				the health needs of the inmate as identified by the department's health
				services staff, and, to the extent possible, can meet the inmate's need for
				programs and is near the location of the inmate's family. The Secretary may
				modify the mission of any facility to meet changing needs in response to
				changes in population characteristics, or in the event of riot, emergency
				conditions or other circumstances affecting security and safety of the general
				public, staff, and inmates.
(b)
				Inmates who have been committed under the Youthful Offender Act shall not be
				placed at a non-youthful offender institution except under the following
				circumstances:
1. The youthful offender is
				convicted of a new crime that is a felony under the laws of this
				state;
2. The youthful offender
				becomes such a serious management or disciplinary problem as to render his
				assignment to the youthful offender program detrimental to the program and to
				other youthful offender inmates assigned thereto;
3. The youthful offender needs medical
				treatment, health services, or other specialized treatment otherwise not
				available at the youthful offender institution or facility;
4. The department determines that the
				youthful offender should be transferred outside of the state correctional
				system, as provided by law, for services not provided by the department;
				or
5. Bed space is not available in
				a designated community facility. In such case, the youthful offender shall be
				separated, insofar as is practicable, from other
				offenders.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.211 - Special Review

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Special review
				is the classification status assigned to inmates who pose a potentially serious
				threat to other inmates or staff or who pose a risk to the security and order
				of an institution.
(2) The purpose
				of the special review designation is to ensure that the inmates are tracked and
				housed to minimize potential conflict.
(3) Special review status shall be assigned
				only in cases in which the circumstances are serious and expected to be
				long-term in nature.
(4) The Bureau
				of Classification and Central Records is responsible for verifying,
				documenting, approving and assigning special review status.
(5) The facility housing the special review
				inmate shall ensure that documentation related to the inmate is processed and
				maintained as current. If inmates at other facilities are involved in a special
				review, the facility housing the special review inmate shall forward copies of
				all special review documentation pertinent to the other facility's inmate for
				inclusion in that inmate's file.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09
					 FS.
New 10-11-04.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.215 - Classification - Transfer of Inmates

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Upon completion of the reception process, each inmate will be assigned and
				transferred to the institution or facility approved by Classification that is
				most likely to facilitate the inmate's institutional progress. An inmate may
				subsequently be transferred from one institution to another to serve the
				Department's mission as it relates to the classification and management of the
				state prison population and to best serve the needs of the inmate.
(2) An inmate participating in an academic,
				vocational, substance abuse, or betterment program will not be transferred to
				another institution prior to completion of the program unless the program is
				available at the receiving institution, or for purposes of population
				management or security and safety concerns specifically set forth in
				writing.
(3) An inmate who meets
				specified criteria may request a good adjustment transfer from his or her
				current institution or facility to certain other institutions or facilities in
				another part of the state. An inmate may request a transfer by completing Form
				DC6-187, Inmate Request for Good Adjustment Transfer, which is hereby
				incorporated by reference. Copies of this form are available from the Forms
				Control Administrator, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-2500,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13410
.
				The effective date of this form is 08/21. The criteria for a good adjustment
				transfer are set forth in Form DC6-187. The criteria set forth in Form DC6-187
				must be met by an inmate at the time he or she requests a transfer and must
				continue to be met until the transfer occurs. The Department does not guarantee
				that an inmate will be transferred to one of his or her preferred locations as
				requested on Form DC6-187. In the event the Department does not transfer the
				inmate to one of his or her preferred locations, the inmate will be transferred
				to another institution or facility in the geographical location near one of the
				preferred locations based on the Department's interest in population
				management, security, and safety, and the inmate's needs.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 944.17,
					 945.12
					 FS.
New 10-8-76, Formerly 33-6.03, Amended 7-21-91, 10-11-95,
					 Formerly 33-6.003, Amended 9-19-00, 12-13-15, 4-23-20,
					 8-16-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.217 - Elderly Offender Housing

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Definitions.
(a) Institutional Classification
				Team (ICT) - refers to the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden,
				classification supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary
				when appointed by the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for
				making work, program, housing and inmate status decisions at a facility and for
				making other classification recommendations to the State Classification Office
				(SCO). At private facilities, the Department of Corrections representative is
				to be considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing all job/program
				assignment, transfer, and custody recommendations/decisions. If a majority
				decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department of
				Corrections representative is final.
(b) State Classification Office (SCO) -
				refers to the office or office staff at the central office level that is
				responsible for the review of inmate classification decisions. Duties include
				approving, disapproving, or modifying ICT recommendations.
(c) Elderly Offender - an inmate age 50 or
				older in a state correctional institution operated by the Department of
				Corrections or a state correctional facility operated by a private entity under
				contract with the Department of Management Services.
(d) Geriatric Facility or Dorm - a facility
				or dorm within a facility authorized by Section
				 944.804, F.S., for generally
				healthy elderly offenders who can perform general work appropriate for their
				physical and mental condition.
(e)
				Inmate Support Group - a group of inmates under the age of 50 who are needed to
				supplement the elderly inmate work assignments.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.220 - Youthful Offenders - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Extended Day Program - a 16 hour daytime program at youthful offender
				institutions that is designed to provide at least 12 hours of activities. The
				program is structured to include work assignments, educational (vocational and
				academic) programs, counseling, behavior modification, coordinated movement,
				systematic discipline, and other programmatic opportunities that will reduce
				inmate idleness and enhance the young inmate's chance at becoming a law abiding
				citizen upon re-entry into the community.
(2) Sentence Modification -an alteration or
				amendment by the court of the original sentence. The modification reduces the
				time to be served and may impose a term of probation, community control or
				other community sanctions, which, when added to the term of incarceration, will
				not exceed the length of the original sentence.
(3) Institutional Classification Team (ICT) -
				where used herein, the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden,
				classification supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary
				when appointed by the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for
				making work, program, housing, and inmate status decisions at a facility and
				for making other classification recommendations to the State Classification
				Office (SCO). At private facilities, the Department of Corrections
				representative is to be considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing
				all job/program assignment, transfer, and custody recommendations/decisions. If
				a majority decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department
				of Corrections representative is final.
(4) State Classification Office (SCO) -
				refers to the office or office staff at the central office level that is
				responsible for the review of inmate classification decisions. Duties include
				approving, disapproving, or modifying ICT recommendations.
(5) Youthful Offender - where used herein,
				refers to any person who is sentenced as such by the court or is classified as
				such by the department pursuant to Section
				 958.11(4),
				F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.11
					 FS.
New 3-13-01, Formerly 33-506.100, Amended 2-19-03, 4-1-04,
					 12-12-11, 3-6-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.221 - Youthful Offender Classification Categories in Institutions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Youthful offenders shall be classified in one of the
				  following categories while incarcerated:
(1) Youthful offenders sentenced by the court
				under Section  958.04, F.S.;
(2) Selected non-aggressive first offenders
				14 through 24 years of age, except capital or life felons, with a sentence of
				10 years or less;
(3) Selected
				non-aggressive first offenders 19 years of age and under, with the exception of
				capital or life felons, serving sentences greater than 10 years, based upon
				mental or physical vulnerability which would jeopardize the inmate's safety in
				a non-youthful offender facility. Each inmate in this category shall be
				approved by the Reception and Youthful Offender Administrator in the Bureau of
				Classification and Central Records prior to placement.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.04,
					 958.11
					 FS.
New 10-11-95, Formerly 33-33.007,
					 33-506.101.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.222 - Reception Process for Youthful Offenders

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Youthful offenders shall be received at
				the reception center designated for the sending county.
(2) Youthful offenders shall be housed
				separately from adult offenders during the reception process.
(3) In addition to the reception and
				classification requirements of Chapter 33-601, F.A.C., the youthful offender
				shall undergo an assessment and diagnostic screening to include a battery of
				tests, interviews and observations relating to criminal
				behavior.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.12
					 FS.
New 10-11-95, Amended 9-11-97, Formerly 33-33.008,
					 33-506.102.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.223 - Designation of Institutions for Youthful Offenders

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Upon completion of the reception process,
				each youthful offender shall be transferred to an institution designated for
				his or her age and custody in accordance with Section
				 958.11, F.S.
(2) The following institutions and units are
				designated to house youthful offenders:
(a)
				Sumter Correctional Institution;
(b) Sumter Basic Training Unit;
(c) Suwannee Correctional
				Institution;
(d) Lowell
				Correctional Institution and Basic Training Unit;
(e) Lake City Correctional
				Facility.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.224 - Transfer Procedures for Youthful Offenders (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 958.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 958.11
					 FS.
New 10-11-95, Formerly 33-33.010, Formerly 33-506.104,
					 Repealed 9-19-04.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.225 - Classification Screening for Youthful Offenders in Adult Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Bureau of Classification and Central
				Records shall continuously review classification data for inmates eligible for
				youthful offender designation to determine if the criteria for assignment to
				the youthful offender program is met. Offenders identified shall be classified
				and assigned as youthful offenders. Any inmate designated as a youthful
				offender shall be assigned to a youthful offender facility.
(2) When inmates meeting the youthful
				offender criteria are received at non-youthful offender institutions, the staff
				should continuously review those cases for transfer to a youthful offender
				institution.
Rulemaking Authority
					 958.11 FS. Law Implemented
					 958.11
					 FS.
New 10-11-95, Formerly 33-33.011, 33-506.105, Amended
					 12-12-11.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.226 - Youthful Offender Program Participation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each youthful offender institution shall
				provide a programmatically diversified extended day of 16 hours of required
				inmate participation six days a week, contingent upon available
				resources.
(2) The schedule of
				events shall be developed by each warden and approved by the regional director
				and the Office of Institutions.
(3)
				Definitions.
(a) Bureau of Classification
				Management - the bureau in the central office responsible for the overall
				classification system in the department, including reception, facility, work,
				program, and custody assignments, disciplinary processes, population
				management, maintaining active and inactive inmate records, overseeing and
				auditing all the processes involved with sentencing documents received from the
				courts, and controlling inmates' prison commitment as well as the coordination
				of release processes.
(b) Extended
				Day Program - a 16-hour per day, multi-phase program at designated youthful
				offender institutions designed to reduce inmate idleness and improve a youthful
				offender's chance of successful re-entry into the community.
(c) Institutional Classification Team (ICT) -
				the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden, classification
				supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary when appointed by
				the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for making work,
				program, housing, and inmate status decisions at a facility and for making
				other classification recommendations to the state classification office. At
				private facilities, the Department of Corrections representative is to be
				considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing all job/program
				assignment, transfer, and custody recommendations/decisions. If a majority
				decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department of
				Corrections representative is final.
(d) Review Board - the team consisting of
				extended day program staff, to include at least one officer of the rank of
				sergeant or above and a staff member directly involved in the training and
				instruction of youthful offenders, responsible for determining advancement
				through the phases of extended day program.
(e) State Classification Office (SCO) - the
				office or office staff at the central office level that is responsible for the
				review of inmate classification decisions. Duties include approving,
				disapproving, or modifying institutional classification team
				recommendations.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.231 - Basic Training Program - Purpose

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The basic training program is designed to provide an
				  alternative to long periods of incarceration for inmates who have been
				  sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act or have been classified as youthful
				  offenders by the department and who meet specified criteria set forth in Rule
				   33-601.234, F.A.C., when space
				  is available and the sentencing court approves. Inmates participating in the
				  basic training program shall follow a regimented schedule involving structured
				  discipline, counseling, general educational development and adult basic
				  education courses, work assignments, physical training and other rehabilitation
				  programs.
Rulemaking Authority
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Amended 1-25-96, Formerly 33-27.001,
					 33-506.201.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.232 - Basic Training Program - Rules

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The rules of the Department of Corrections shall be
				  applicable to all basic training program inmates and employees, except as
				  modified by this chapter.
Rulemaking Authority
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Formerly 33-27.002,
					 33-506.202.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.234 - Basic Training Program - Selection Process

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to participate in the program, a
				youthful offender as defined by Chapter 958, F.S., shall meet the following
				criteria:
(a) Was sentenced or classified as a
				youthful offender;
(b) If
				designated by the department as a youthful offender, must be eligible for
				control release pursuant to Section
				 947.146, F.S.;
(c) Has no physical limitations that would
				preclude strenuous activity;
(d)
				Has no mental impairment;
(e) Has
				no prior incarceration in a state or federal correctional
				institution;
(f) Has no history of
				escape conviction from any jurisdiction;
(g) Is amenable to a regimented training
				program;
(h) Is classified as
				minimum or community custody; and
(i) Is amenable to the rehabilitative
				benefits of shock incarceration.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.235 - Basic Training Program - Orientation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Orientation will begin upon the inmate's arrival at the basic
				  training program. Orientation shall include:
(1) Inmate identification by photograph,
				name, and DC number;
(2) Initial
				reception and introduction to the basic training program, will include an
				explanation of the shock incarceration program and the community residential
				facilities;
(3) Inventory of inmate
				personal property;
(4) Explanation
				of disciplinary procedures as outlined in Rules
				 33-601.241 and
				 33-601.301 -.314,
				F.A.C.;
(5) Haircuts;
(6) Housing assignments;
(7) Issuance of basic training program
				uniforms and explanation of basic training program dress code and inmate
				hygiene requirements;
(8) Medical
				and dental exams;
(9) Explanation
				of sick call procedures, religious programs, classification procedures,
				counseling procedures, and library services;
(10) Explanation of news media procedures and
				consent forms; and
(11)
				Introduction to military courtesy and drill.
Rulemaking Authority
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Amended 1-25-96, Formerly 33-27.005,
					 33-506.205.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.236 - Basic Training Program - Operation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The basic training program will be
				inclusive of the phases listed below:
(a)
				Phase I - Will consist of an intensified military regimen for a minimum of 60
				days of active participation.
(b)
				Phase II - Will consist of educational programming and personal development
				training provided within a quasi-military environment for a period not to
				exceed the length of sentence imposed by the sentencing court. Inmates will be
				required to participate successfully in Phase II of the Basic Training Program
				for a minimum of 60 days. The length of time that an inmate may participate in
				Phases I and II combined shall be no less than 120 days. Each inmate will be
				required to participate in a satisfactory manner for a minimum of 120 days in
				order to successfully complete the basic training program.
(c) At the conclusion of Phase II, the
				offender shall be placed in a community residential facility or released to an
				alternative post-release program or plan in accordance with Sections
				 958.045(6)(a) and
				(b), F.S.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.237 - Basic Training Program - Inmate Privileges and Restrictions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Inmates in the basic training program shall have privileges
				  normally afforded the general inmate population modified as set forth
				  below:
(1) Personal Property. No
				personal property is permitted in the program.
(2) Canteen Privileges. Inmates in the basic
				training program shall be allowed to purchase items from the inmate canteen
				once per week on a prearranged schedule. Inmate canteen purchases shall be
				limited to the following items:
(a) Toiletries
				(soap, shampoo, deodorant, Q-Tips, chap stick, shaving cream, skin care lotion,
				toothbrush, toothpaste, toothbrush holder, unwaxed dental floss, soap dish,
				nail clippers, baby powder);
(b)
				Health aids (headache and cold remedies, antacids, laxatives, eye wash,
				antifungal preparation, cough drops, nasal sprays);
(c) Writing materials (black pens, writing
				pads and envelopes); and
(d)
				Stamps.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.238 - Basic Training Program - Appearance and Hygiene

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Hair.
(a) Male basic training program inmates will
				receive a military style haircut upon arrival in the program. Inmates will
				subsequently receive haircuts every two weeks for the duration of the
				program.
(b) Female basic training
				program inmates will be provided hair bands or hair clips to secure hair longer
				than collar length. Unsecured hair must be above collar length. Hair must be
				away from the face and off the collar.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.239 - Basic Training Program - Dormitory Regulations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Basic training program inmates shall not
				enter the rooms of other inmates.
(2) Upon rising, inmates will make their beds
				in the military manner prescribed by staff and the beds will remain in this
				condition unless occupied.
(3) No
				food, beverages, or other items from the dining hall will be permitted in the
				dormitories.
(4) No talking is
				permitted during quiet time, study time or after lights out.
(5) Inmates shall not place any pictures,
				photographs, calendars, posters, or writings of any type on doors, walls,
				lockers, or on any other state equipment or property.
(6) Rooms and lockers shall be kept neat and
				orderly in the manner prescribed by basic training program staff.
(7) Cleanliness of common areas such as day
				rooms, hallways, and showers shall be the responsibility of all inmates
				assigned to that housing wing of the dormitory.
(8) When leaving the dormitory for any
				reason, inmates will be in the uniform of the day as specified by the program
				director.
(9) Inmates shall contact
				the dormitory officer or supervisor about any personal problems which might
				arise. If the problem cannot be resolved at this level, the inmate may submit
				his concerns in writing on Form DC6-236, Inmate Request, to the shift
				supervisor or program director, or continue with the official grievance process
				in accordance with Chapter 33-103, F.A.C. Form DC6-236 is incorporated by
				reference in Rule  33-103.005,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Amended 1-25-96, Formerly 33-27.009,
					 33-506.209, Amended 1-17-02.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.240 - Basic Training Program - Inmate Conduct

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Basic training program inmates shall not
				talk to general population inmates, except as required for program
				participation.
(2) Basic training
				program inmates shall not swear or use profanity.
(3) Military courtesy and procedures as
				instructed by basic training program staff shall be utilized by inmates in all
				dealings with staff and visitors.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Formerly 33-27.011, 33-506.210,
					 11-20-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.241 - Basic Training Program - Discipline

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Alternative Training.
(a) Any staff member of the basic training
				program, with the approval of the supervisor, has the authority to implement
				any of the following alternative training measures to individual inmates or
				groups of inmates assigned to the basic training program:
1. Extra duty assignments.
2. Repetition of the obstacle
				course.
3. Room restrictions during
				free time hours.
4. Extra physical
				exercises.
5. Verbal counseling
				directed at changing the inmate's inappropriate behavior.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.242 - Removal from Basic Training Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An inmate can be removed from the basic
				training program for health reasons, classification reassignment in accordance
				with Chapter 33-601, F.A.C., modification or expiration of sentence or when
				such removal is in the best interest of the inmate or the security of the
				institution.
(2) The classification
				officer shall recommend removal by docketing the inmate's case for review by
				the ICT by using Form DC6-120, Institutional Classification Team Docket. Form
				DC6-120 is hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form are available
				from the Forms Control Administrator, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-2500,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13147
.
				The effective date of this form is 05/21. The inmate will not be removed from
				the basic training program until the SCO has approved the inmate's removal and
				transfer from the program. The decision and justification shall be noted on the
				offender-based information system.
(3) An inmate who has committed or threatened
				to commit violent acts will be terminated from the program and returned to an
				appropriate facility in order to complete the remainder of his or her
				sentence.
(4) In all cases, the
				sentencing court or other releasing authority shall be immediately notified of
				the inmate's removal from the program by the ICT.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09,
					 958.045 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09,
					 958.04,
					 958.045
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Amended 1-25-96, 10-23-97, Formerly 33-27.013,
					 Amended 3-13-01, Formerly 33-506.212, Amended 1-17-02, 10-10-04,
					 5-25-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.243 - Basic Training Program - Employee Standards of Appearance, Conduct, and Fitness

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Employees
				selected to participate in the basic training program are expected to maintain
				high personal standards in regard to appearance, physical conditioning and
				mental alertness. Since inmates assigned to the basic training program will
				tend to identify with staff as role models, their dress, demeanor, and behavior
				must be highly professional.
(2) No
				employee in the basic training program shall swear or use profanity.
(3) Staff shall not require an inmate to
				perform an extraordinary activity which may be injurious to this health or
				present a threat to the inmate's personal safety. Employees shall remain alert
				to inmate behavior which may indicate the need for referral to counseling staff
				or medical staff.
(4) Correctional
				officers in the basic training program will be expected to pass a physical
				fitness test prior to assignment to a post in the basic training program and
				every quarter year thereafter in order to remain physically capable of
				performing the assigned duties. Correctional officers selected for the basic
				training program shall complete the 40 hour job specific youthful offender
				training before being assigned to work with youthful offenders.
(5) Correctional officer employees who cannot
				meet the minimum physical requirements of the basic training program will be
				given a 60-day period in which to improve their performance to the level
				indicated above. Failure to improve within 60 days shall result in the employee
				being reassigned out of the basic training program.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 944.09
					 FS.
New 2-26-89, Amended 1-25-96, Formerly 33-27.014,
					 33-506.213, Amended 1-17-02, 6-4-09.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.250 - Specialized Programs Institutions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Definitions.
(a) Incentivized Prison Program -
				refers to a voluntary prison program located at a Department institution or
				dorm for inmates who meet a strict admission criteria based on their
				demonstrated positive behavior while incarcerated. Enhanced opportunities will
				exist throughout an incentivized prison setting to provide inmates with
				resources and tools to build knowledge sets that will positively transform
				their lives and the lives of, and relationships with, their families and
				communities. The program will focus on quality of life and life skills
				improvements, education, recreation, leisure, wellness opportunities, and
				re-integration into the community.
(b) Institutional Classification Team (ICT) -
				refers to the team consisting of the warden or assistant warden, classification
				supervisor, chief of security, and other members as necessary when appointed by
				the warden or designated by rule. The ICT is responsible for making work,
				program, housing, and inmate status decisions at a facility, and for making
				other classification recommendations to the State Classification Office. At
				private facilities, the Department of Corrections representative is to be
				considered a fourth member of the ICT when reviewing all job or program
				assignments, transfers, and custody recommendations or decisions. If a majority
				decision by the ICT is not possible, the decision of the Department of
				Corrections representative is final.
(c) Security Threat Group (STG) - refers to
				formal or informal ongoing inmate or offender groups, gangs, organizations, or
				associations consisting of three or more members who have:
1. A common name or common identifying signs,
				colors, or symbols;
2. Members or
				associates who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a
				pattern of gang activity, criminal activity, or Department rule violations;
				or
3. Potential to act in concert
				to pose a threat or potential threat to the public, staff, visitors, other
				inmates or offenders, or the secure and orderly operations of an institution,
				probation office, other Department property, or Department activity or
				function.
(d) State
				Classification Office (SCO) - refers to the office or office staff at the
				central office level that is responsible for the review of inmate
				classification decisions. Duties include approving, disapproving, or modifying
				ICT recommendations, and approving program transfers.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.301 - Inmate Discipline - General Policy

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Inmate behavior that is not in compliance
				with department rules shall be corrected through the disciplinary process,
				which includes informal disciplinary intervention.
(2) Informal disciplinary intervention
				consists of group and individual counseling in lieu of formal disciplinary
				action. These corrective techniques are employed when deviations from rules
				occur due to lack of understanding or as the result of carelessness or faulty
				habits, and are designed to eliminate future disciplinary violations and to
				develop acceptable standards of behavior.
(3) The goals and purposes of discipline and
				informal disciplinary intervention, the terms used, as well as the procedures
				outlined in this rule will be incorporated into the staff training program. A
				copy of Rules  33-601.301 -.314, F.A.C., and
				all revisions thereto will be made available to all employees.
(4) Every inmate shall have access to Rules
				 33-601.301 -314, F.A.C. Inmates
				in open population shall have access to these rules from the inmate library,
				law library, or any other area accessible to inmates as deemed appropriate by
				the warden. Inmates who are not in open population shall have access to these
				rules through their housing officer in the confinement unit. Inmates in
				institutions or facilities without libraries shall have access to these rules
				from the classification office, the security shift supervisor's office, or any
				other area accessible to inmates as deemed appropriate by the warden. Inmates
				shall be notified of any change by posting and circulation. These rules shall
				be translated into any language native to 5 percent or more of the statewide
				inmate population. These translations shall be made available to inmates. When
				a literacy or language problem prevents an inmate from understanding the rules,
				a staff member or translator shall assist the inmate in understanding the
				rules.
(5) The provisions of Rules
				 33-601.301 -.314, F.A.C., shall
				be applicable to correctional facilities and programs operated by the
				department and to correctional facilities operated by private vendors under
				contract with the department.
Rulemaking Authority
					 944.09 FS. Law Implemented
					 20.315,
					 944.09,
					 945.04
					 FS.
New 3-12-84, Formerly 33-22.01, Amended 12-30-86, 10-1-95,
					 Formerly 33-22.001, Amended 2-12-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.303 - Reporting Disciplinary Infractions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				When any employee or person supervising inmates witnesses an act or has reason
				to believe that an act has been committed by an inmate which is in violation of
				the rules or procedures of the Department and that employee determines that the
				infraction can be properly disposed of without a formal disciplinary report,
				the employee shall take the necessary action to resolve the matter. The
				employee may decide to reprimand the inmate verbally or in writing through use
				of Form DC6-117, Corrective Consultation of Inmate.
(a) A verbal reprimand is any employee's
				verbal counseling to the inmate designed to motivate the inmate to comply with,
				or to clarify the rules of prohibited conduct, departmental rules or procedures
				or institutional regulations. Verbal reprimands will be documented on the
				inmate's contact card, Form DC6-256. Form DC6-256 is incorporated by reference
				in paragraph  33-601.313(1)(c),
				F.A.C.
(b) If the employee decides
				to reprimand the inmate in writing, the employee shall issue the inmate a
				Corrective Consultation, Form DC6-117. Form DC6-117 is incorporated in Rule
				 33-601.313, F.A.C. A copy of the
				corrective consultation will be provided to the inmate within twenty-four hours
				of the writing of the corrective consultation and a copy will be placed in the
				inmate's institutional file.
Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.304 - Preparation of Disciplinary Reports

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Only one violation shall be included in each disciplinary report. Separate
				disciplinary reports shall be used for multiple offenses.
(2) The statement of facts shall include:
(a) A description of the violation, including
				date, time and place;
(b) The
				specific rules violated;
(c) A
				formal statement of the charge;
(d)
				Any unusual inmate behavior;
(e)
				Any physical evidence and its disposition;
(f) Any immediate action taken; and
(g) Any other specific facts necessary for an
				understanding of the charge.