958.021
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958.021 Legislative intent.—The purpose of this chapter is to improve the chances of correction and successful return to the community of youthful offenders sentenced to imprisonment by providing them with enhanced vocational, educational, counseling, or public service opportunities and by preventing their association with older and more experienced criminals during the terms of their confinement. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage citizen volunteers from the community to contribute time, skills, and maturity toward helping youthful offenders successfully reintegrate into the community and to require youthful offenders to participate in substance abuse and other types of counseling and programs at each youthful offender institution. It is the further intent of the Legislature to provide an additional sentencing alternative to be used in the discretion of the court when dealing with offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles and who require more substantial limitations upon their liberty to ensure the protection of society.
History.—s. 2, ch. 78-84; s. 18, ch. 85-288; s. 97, ch. 94-209.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida
Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida (2016)
“§ 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2008) (emphasis added).”
Robin Eustache v. State of Florida (2018)
“See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2017). By contrast, the majority’s preferred interpretation of the statute leads to a draconian result not specifically required anywhere in the statute.”
Jackson v. State (2014)
“” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. Youthful offender sentencing is not available for defendants guilty of a capital or life felony or for defendants who have been sentenced pursuant to the Youthful Offender Act for a prior offense.”
Blacker v. State (2010)
“” There is no dispute that Blacker initially received a youthful offender sentence in accordance with section 958.”
State v. Goodson (1981)
“" § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1978). As attractive as this argument initially sounds, it has one basic flaw which arises when a defendant is simultaneously convicted of several different felonies.”
Pressley v. State (2011)
“Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (2009), part of the Youthful Offender Act, provides that “[i]t is the .”
Allen v. State (1988)
“To interpret the Youthful Offender Act in any other way would violate the express intent of the legislature to provide a "sentencing alternative," see section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1985), that is more stringent than the juvenile system and less harsh than the adult system.”
Killian v. State (1980)
“To the contrary, the legislative intent of the Florida Youthful Offender Act as expressed in Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978), is as follows: The purpose of this act is to improve the chances of correction and successful return to the community of youthful…”
Ellis v. State (1985)
“See section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1983).”
Kepner v. State (1991)
“§ 958.021, Fla. Stat. (1989). Furthermore, the legislature intended to provide an additional sentencing alternative to be used in the discretion of the court when dealing with offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles and who require…”
Goodson v. State (1980)
“[1] The legislative intent expressed in section 958.021 does not require a different result because, as indicated there, classification as a youthful offender may offer a discretionary sentencing alternative in cases where a child prosecuted as an adult needs a more restrictive…”
Reams v. State (1988)
“As pointed out in Allen , if the Youthful Offender Act were interpreted in such a way as to permit the imposition of a total commitment in excess of the six-year maximum, such an interpretation "would violate the express intent of the legislature to provide a `sentencing…”
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