Fla. Stat. 944.291
Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date

(1)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a prisoner who has served his or her term or terms, less allowable gain-time deductions as provided by law, or who has attained his or her provisional release date shall, upon release, be placed under further supervision and control of the department. Any released prisoner who is not under further supervision and control of the department or who is not subject to any statute relating to parole shall be eligible, on a voluntary basis, for any assistance available to him or her through any parole or probation office under the department.

(2)

Any prisoner who is convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1988, which crime is contained in category 1, category 2, category 3, or category 4 of Rule 3.701 and Rule 3.988, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, and who has served at least one prior felony commitment at a state or federal correctional institution, or is sentenced as a habitual or violent habitual offender pursuant to s. 775.084, may only be released under conditional release supervision as described in chapter 947. Not fewer than 90 days prior to the tentative release date or provisional release date, whichever is earlier, the department shall provide the commission with the name and inmate identification number for each eligible inmate.

Source: Section 944.291 — Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0944.­291 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

944.01
Short title 944.02
Definitions 944.08
Commitment to custody of department 944.09
Rules of the department 944.10
Department of Corrections to provide buildings 944.11
Department to regulate admission of books 944.012
Legislative intent 944.14
Supervision of correctional institutions 944.17
Commitments and classification 944.23
Persons authorized to visit state prisons 944.023
Comprehensive correctional master plan 944.24
Administration of correctional institutions for women 944.024
Adult intake and evaluation 944.026
Community-based facilities and programs 944.28
Forfeiture of gain-time and the right to earn gain-time in the future 944.31
Inspector general 944.32
Reports of prison inspectors 944.33
Failure of inspector to make report 944.033
Community correctional centers 944.35
Authorized use of force 944.36
Permitting inmates to escape 944.37
Acceptance of unauthorized compensation 944.38
Acceptance of remuneration from contractor 944.39
Interference with prisoners 944.40
Escapes 944.44
Holding persons as hostages 944.45
Mutiny, riot, strike 944.46
Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners 944.47
Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband 944.48
Service of sentence 944.52
Legal adviser 944.053
Forestry Work Camps 944.70
Conditions for release from incarceration 944.72
Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund 944.73
State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund 944.091
United States prisoners, board authorized 944.095
Siting of additional correctional facilities 944.096
Budget requests for residential facility construction 944.105
Contractual arrangements with contractor-operated entities for operation and maintenance of correctional facilities and supervision of inmates 944.115
Smoking prohibited inside state correctional facilities 944.151
Safe operation and security of correctional institutions and facilities 944.171
Housing of inmates 944.0231
Reduction of capacity 944.241
Incarcerated pregnant women 944.242
Dignity for women in correctional facilities 944.275
Gain-time 944.278
Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits 944.279
Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false information before court 944.281
Ineligibility to earn gain-time due to disciplinary action 944.282
Rules governing inmate use of weight training equipment 944.291
Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date 944.292
Suspension of civil rights 944.331
Inmate grievance procedure 944.402
Reward for capture of escapee from correctional institution 944.405
Warrant for retaking offender who has escaped from custody or absconded from rehabilitative community reentry program, or who is ineligible for release 944.471
Short title 944.472
Drug-free corrections 944.473
Inmate substance abuse testing program 944.474
Legislative intent 944.485
Subsistence fees with respect to certain prisoners 944.512
State lien on proceeds from literary or other type of account of crime for which convicted 944.516
Money or other property received for personal use or benefit of inmate 944.596
Transfer of convicted foreign citizens or nationals under treaty 944.597
Transportation and return of prisoners by private transport company 944.602
Agency notification before release of intellectually disabled inmates 944.605
Inmate release 944.606
Sexual offenders 944.607
Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders 944.608
Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders 944.609
Career offenders 944.611
Legislative intent 944.0611
Department employees 944.612
Definitions for s 944.613
Methods of transportation 944.701
Short title 944.702
Legislative intent 944.703
Eligible inmates 944.704
Staff who provide transition assistance 944.705
Release orientation program 944.706
Basic release assistance 944.707
Postrelease special services 944.708
Rules 944.710
Definitions of terms relating to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s 944.711
Requests for proposals 944.712
Bidder and private vendor qualifications 944.713
Insurance against liability 944.714
Quality assurance and standards of operation 944.715
Delegation of authority 944.716
Contract termination and control of a correctional facility by the department 944.717
Conflicts of interest 944.718
Withdrawal of request for proposals 944.719
Adoption of rules, monitoring, and reporting 944.801
Education for state prisoners 944.802
Direct-support organization 944.803
Faith- and character-based programs 944.804
Elderly offenders correctional facilities program of 2000 944.1905
Initial inmate classification 944.4731
Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program 944.7031
Eligible inmates released from contractor-operated correctional facilities 944.7065
Transition course for inmates 944.7071
Operation New Hope 944.8031
Inmate’s family visitation 944.8041
Elderly offenders

Current through Fall 2025

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