Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 944.14 (2025)

Supervision of correctional institutions; enforcement of orders and regulations.

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944.14 Supervision of correctional institutions; enforcement of orders and regulations.—Subject to the orders, policies, and regulations established by the department, it shall be the duty of the wardens to supervise the government, discipline, and policy of the state correctional institutions, and to enforce all orders, rules and regulations.

History.—s. 12, ch. 57-121; s. 18, ch. 61-530; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 39, ch. 77-120; s. 48, ch. 79-3; s. 12, ch. 2000-161.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2021 · leading case: Mario Valdes v. James v. Crosby, Jr., 450 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2006).

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Mario Valdes v. James v. Crosby, Jr., 450 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2006). “Fla. Stat. § 944.14 . 9 The warden also has the authority to take measures to attempt to reduce instances of prisoner mistreatment, including increasing training of prison officials, videotaping cell extractions, and rotating officers.”

Valdes v. Crosby, 390 F. Supp. 2d 1084 (M.D. Fla. 2005). · cites it 3× “Fla. Stat. § 944.14 . The parties failed to fully develop the record regarding the extent of the warden’s authority in implementing these duties and there is some ambiguity in the evidence as to whether a warden has the authority to terminate a corrections officer.”

James v. Crews, 132 So. 3d 896 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). · cites it 2× “He complained of unpleasant and offensive treatment he suffered at the hands of prison staff and voiced his suspicion that his inmate grievance requests were not being properly processed.”

Calvin v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 172 F. Supp. 3d 1292 (N.D. Fla. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 944.14, Fla. Stat. (2015). 21 Its operations are also controlled by Florida statutory law, which prescribes everything from the areas in which prisoners can smoke, id.”

Joel Barcelona v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (11th Cir. 2021). “, Fla. Stat. § 944.14 (“Subject to the orders, policies, and regulations established by the department, it shall be the duty of the wardens to supervise the government, discipline, and policy of the state correctional institutions, and to enforce all orders, rules and…”

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