Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 944.24 (2025)

Administration of correctional institutions for women.

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944.24 Administration of correctional institutions for women.—

(1) This section may be cited as the “Corrections Equality Act.”

(2) All regularly employed assistants, officers, and employees whose duties bring them into contact with the inmates of the institution shall be women as far as practicable.

(3) Women inmates shall have access to programs of education, vocational training, rehabilitation, and substance abuse treatment that are equivalent to those programs which are provided for male inmates. The department shall ensure that women inmates are given opportunities for exercise, recreation, and visitation privileges according to the same standards as those privileges are provided for men. Women inmates shall be given opportunities to participate in work-release programs which are comparable to the opportunities provided for male inmates and shall be eligible for early release according to the same standards and procedures under which male inmates are eligible for early release.

(4) The department shall continue to provide prenatal care and such medical treatment as determined by the Assistant Secretary for Health Services for an inmate who is pregnant.

(5) An inmate who is pregnant shall be provided with prenatal care and medical treatment for the duration of her pregnancy. The department shall ensure that a pregnant inmate receives supplemental food and clothing and is excused from inappropriate work assignments. An inmate shall be transferred to a hospital outside the prison grounds if a condition develops which is beyond the scope and capabilities of the prison’s medical facilities.

(6) Any woman inmate who gives birth to a child during her term of imprisonment may be temporarily taken to a hospital outside the prison for the purpose of childbirth, and the charge for hospital and medical care shall be charged against the funds allocated to the institution. The department shall provide for the care of any child so born and shall pay for the child’s care until the child is suitably placed outside the prison system.

History.—s. 22, ch. 57-121; s. 18, ch. 61-530; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 46, ch. 77-120; s. 55, ch. 79-3; s. 1, ch. 79-331; ss. 1, 2, ch. 81-15; s. 1, ch. 91-195; s. 29, ch. 91-225.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: Delancy v. Booth, 400 So. 2d 1268 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).

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Delancy v. Booth, 400 So. 2d 1268 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). · cites it 4× “The trial court then heard testimony on the issue of whether the child should be placed under the authority of section 944.24, Florida Statutes (1979), with the appellant, the appellant's mother, or a foster home.”

Wainwright v. Moore, 374 So. 2d 586 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). · cites it 6× “Indeed, the effect of the trial court's order and its construction of Section 944.24, Florida Statutes (1977), was to give the plaintiff more rights than are possessed by a normal (not incarcerated) citizen of this State.”

Unborn Child, Etc. v. Dir. James Reyes (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). · cites it 2× “”); § 944.24(6), Fla. Stat. (“Any woman inmate who gives birth to a child during her term of imprisonment may be temporarily taken to a hospital outside the prison for the purpose of childbirth, and the charge for hospital and medical care shall be charged against the funds…”

Richardson v. State, 402 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “Appellant, an inmate at the Florida Correctional Institution in Lowell, Florida, appeals from an order which denied her petition pursuant to section 944.24(2), Florida Statutes (1979), for custody of her then unborn child.”

— 944.24(2) — 1 case

Richardson v. State, 402 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). “Appellant, an inmate at the Florida Correctional Institution in Lowell, Florida, appeals from an order which denied her petition pursuant to section 944.24(2), Florida Statutes (1979), for custody of her then unborn child.”

— 944.24(6) — 1 case

Unborn Child, Etc. v. Dir. James Reyes (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). “”); § 944.24(6), Fla. Stat. (“Any woman inmate who gives birth to a child during her term of imprisonment may be temporarily taken to a hospital outside the prison for the purpose of childbirth, and the charge for hospital and medical care shall be charged against the funds…”

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