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Fla. Stat. § 946.514 (2025)

Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.

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946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.—
(1) Nothing contained in this part is intended to restore in whole or in part the civil rights of inmates.
(2) No inmate compensated under this part or by the corporation or the department shall be considered as an employee of the state, the department, or the corporation.
(3) The corporation is liable for inmate injury to the extent specified in s. 768.28; however, the members of the board of directors are not individually liable to any inmate for any injury sustained in any correctional work program operated by the corporation.
History.—s. 2, ch. 83-209; s. 6, ch. 84-280; ss. 4, 13, ch. 87-286; s. 8, ch. 2001-242.
Note.—Former s. 946.14.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Prison Rehabilitative Indus. v. Betterson, 648 So. 2d 778 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994).
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Prison Rehabilitative Indus. v. Betterson, 648 So. 2d 778 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). “Neither are we dissuaded from our conclusion by Appellee’s argument that the provision in subsection 946.514(3), recognizing that PRIDE shall enjoy sovereign immunity in lawsuits filed against it by inmates, indicates an intent to deprive PRIDE of such immunity in all other…”
— 946.514(3) — 1 case
Prison Rehabilitative Indus. v. Betterson, 648 So. 2d 778 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). “Neither are we dissuaded from our conclusion by Appellee’s argument that the provision in subsection 946.514(3), recognizing that PRIDE shall enjoy sovereign immunity in lawsuits filed against it by inmates, indicates an intent to deprive PRIDE of such immunity in all other…”
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