Florida Statute 944.24 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.24

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.24

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.24.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.24

Total Results: 6

UNBORN CHILD, etc. v. DIRECTOR JAMES REYES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-02-24

Snippet: suitably placed outside the prison system.”); § 944.24(6), Fla. Stat. (“Any woman inmate who gives birth

Richardson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-08-12

Citation: 402 So. 2d 1286, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20760

Snippet: order which denied her petition pursuant to section 944.24(2), Florida Statutes (1979), for custody of her

Delancy v. Booth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-06-24

Citation: 400 So. 2d 1268

Snippet: should be placed under the authority of section 944.24, Florida Statutes (1979), with the appellant, the

Wainwright v. Moore

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-08-08

Citation: 374 So. 2d 586, 14 A.L.R. 4th 742

Snippet: prison officials based on Florida Statute Section 944.24 (1977). Plaintiff seeks to keep her new-born child

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-02-12

Snippet: her child born during a term of imprisonment (s. 944.24, F.S.), of necessity it must be presumed that the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-01-04

Snippet: institution while the mother is an inmate. See s. 944.24(2) and (3), F.S. In the absence of any specific