Florida Statute 946.502 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 946
INMATE LABOR AND CORRECTIONAL WORK PROGRAMS

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F.S. 946.502

946.502 Legislative intent with respect to operation of correctional work programs.—

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a nonprofit corporation lease and manage the correctional work programs of the Department of Corrections.

(2) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, once one such nonprofit corporation is organized, no other nonprofit corporation be organized for the purpose of carrying out this part. In carrying out this part, the corporation is not an “agency” within the meaning of s. 20.03(1).

(3) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the corporation shall lease all correctional work programs from the department.

(4) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the state shall have a continuing interest in assuring continuity and stability in the operation of correctional work programs and that this part be construed in furtherance of such goals.

(5) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, although the state has a continuing interest in correctional work programs, such programs can best operate independently of state government.

(6) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the corporation will devise and operate correctional work programs to utilize inmates of all custody levels, with specific emphasis on reducing idleness among close custody inmates.

History.—s. 2, ch. 83-209; ss. 1, 2, ch. 83-345; s. 1, ch. 84-280; ss. 4, 5, ch. 87-286; s. 27, ch. 89-526; s. 1, ch. 96-270; s. 1, ch. 2001-242; s. 131, ch. 2023-8.

Note.—Former s. 946.01.

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Cases Citing Statute 946.502

Total Results: 5

Gambetta v. Prison Rehabilitative Industries & Diversified Enterprises, Inc.

112 F.3d 1119, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 11316, 1997 WL 212228

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 15, 1997 | Docket: 1657117

Cited 12 times | Published

best operate independently of state government,” § 946.502(5); PRIDE’s position that it is exempt from state

Pagan v. SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSP. BD.

884 So. 2d 257, 2004 WL 1809862

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 2004 | Docket: 1281834

Cited 8 times | Published

780; see ch. 81-125, § 1, at 254, Laws of Fla.; § 946.502, Fla. Stat. (1988). While recognizing that under

UCF Athletics Ass'n v. Plancher

121 So. 3d 1097, 2013 WL 4227292, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12805

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 2013 | Docket: 60234319

Published

stability” of the programs. Id. at 780 (quoting § 946.502(4), Fla. Stat. (2011)). Therefore, although PRIDE

Pagan v. Sarasota County Public Hospital Board

884 So. 2d 257, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 11826

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 2004 | Docket: 64833468

Published

780; see ch. 81-125, § 1, at 254, Laws of Fla.; § 946.502, Fla. Stat. (1988). While recognizing that under

Prison Rehabilitative Industries v. Betterson

648 So. 2d 778, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 12534, 1994 WL 704790

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 1994 | Docket: 64753434

Published

assuring continuity and stability” of the programs. § 946.502(4), Fla.Stat. Thus, while PRIDE was accorded substantial