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Florida Statute 944.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
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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.

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Cases Citing Statute 944.14

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Mario Valdes v. James v. Crosby, Jr., 450 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2006).

Cited 23 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 13401, 2006 WL 1474726

...he prison and to reassign an officer from one area of the prison to another. Moreover, in Florida, wardens are charged with the duty to supervise, discipline, and enforce all orders, rules and regulations of the corrections department. Fla. Stat. § 944.14.9 The warden also has the authority to take measures to attempt to reduce instances of prisoner 9 As stated by the district court: The parties failed to fully develop the record regarding the extent of the ward...
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James v. Crews, 132 So. 3d 896 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 560937, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1967

...writ of mandamus and dismissal was proper. The paragraphs of unnumbered sentences in narrative form do not specify dates, particular incidents, or specific actions to be compelled. Mr. James alleged generally that numerous prison employees violated section 944.14, Florida Statutes, and rules 33-103.017 and 33-602.220(3)(d), Florida Administrative Code....
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Valdes v. Crosby, 390 F. Supp. 2d 1084 (M.D. Fla. 2005).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28451, 2005 WL 1027888

...inmates. The answer is "yes"; in 1999 (when Valdes died) it was clearly established that a warden, the person charged with directing the governance, discipline, and policy of the prison and enforcing its orders, rules, and regulations ( see Fla. St. § 944.14), would bear such liability....
...Whether that policy remains in effect at this time is unknown. [6] In Florida, wardens are charged with the duty to supervise the government, discipline, and policy of the state correctional institutions, and to enforce all orders, rules and regulations. Fla. Stat. § 944.14....
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Calvin v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 172 F. Supp. 3d 1292 (N.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2016 WL 1122884, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36121

...on officials. Third, the District 3 representatives on the Boards have not, as a matter of fact, made any meaningful effort to engage with prisoners. JCI is run by its warden “subject to the orders, policies, and regulations established” by DOC. § 944.14, Fla....

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