SECTION 944.611. Legislative intent.

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1The Legislature finds and declares that:
7(1) 8It is desirable that each inmate be confined in and released from an institution or facility as close to the inmate’s permanent residence or county of commitment as possible, in order to lessen the transportation expense to the public.
47(2) 48It is the intent of the Legislature that:
56(a) 57To the extent possible, an inmate be returned, upon release, to the same area from which the inmate was committed.
77(b) 78An inmate being released from a community work-release program is not eligible for the provision of transportation.
95(c) 96Transportation provided for an eligible inmate upon release shall be to one of the following points:
1121. 113The county where parole placement has been approved and supervision is to commence.
1262. 127Another state.
1293. 130The county of employment within the state.
1374. 138The county of legal residence within the state.
1465. 147The county of original commitment within the state.
155(d) 156Each releasee who is eligible for the provision of transportation shall be escorted to the site of embarkation by an officer of the correctional facility, who shall remain until the releasee has departed.

History.-s. 38, ch. 83-131; s. 1658, ch. 97-102.

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