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Florida Statute 957.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 957.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 957.08 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
957.08 Capacity requirements.—The department shall transfer and assign prisoners to each contractor-operated correctional facility opened pursuant to this chapter in an amount not less than 90 percent or more than 100 percent of the capacity of the facility pursuant to the contract. The prisoners transferred by the department shall represent a cross-section of the general inmate population, based on the grade of custody or the offense of conviction, at the most comparable facility operated by the department.
History.—s. 40, ch. 93-406; s. 16, ch. 2004-248; s. 15, ch. 2023-268; s. 46, ch. 2024-84.

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