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Florida Senate
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2026
SB 106
By
Senator Osgood
32-00291-26 2026106__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to treatment of inmates; creating s.
3 944.092, F.S.; specifying certain rights of inmates in
4 the correctional system; requiring that a written copy
5 of the rights be provided to each inmate upon his or
6 her entry into the correctional system; authorizing
7 inmates to file a grievance; amending s. 947.149,
8 F.S.; revising the definition of the term “permanently
9 incapacitated inmate” for purposes of conditional
10 medical release; providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Section 944.092, Florida Statutes, is created to
15 read:
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944.092
Basic rights of inmates.—
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(1)
RIGHTS.—Each inmate in the correctional system has the
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right to:
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(a)
Proper ventilation.
—All housing units must have air
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conditioning systems or air-cooling systems; however, housing
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units in use on or before July 1, 2026, which cannot be fitted
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for air-conditioning or air-cooling systems must receive exhaust
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and air circulators sufficient to provide a safe and healthful
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environment for inmates.
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(b)
Sufficient meal time.
—Inmates must receive a minimum of
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20 minutes to eat each meal. The minimum time must be extended
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to the amount necessary for an inmate to complete the meal if
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the inmate receives an approved medical reason for an extension.
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(c)
Adequate food supply in case of emergency.
—Each
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correctional institution shall establish a program with one or
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more community food banks located near the institution to ensure
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that an adequate food supply is made available to the inmate
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population in the event that conditions exist that prevent
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regular food supply services due to an event such as a natural
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disaster or other emergency.
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(d)
Necessary health supplies.
—The department shall provide
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all of the following:
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1.
Necessary personal protective equipment for medical
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staff at all times and for all staff and inmates during health
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crises or during any cleaning.
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2.
Necessary health products for inmates, including, but
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not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons, soap, and toothpaste,
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upon the request of inmates.
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(2)
NOTICE.—The department shall provide a written copy of
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the rights established in this section to each inmate upon his
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or her entry into the correctional system.
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(3)
GRIEVANCES.—An inmate may file a grievance with the
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department if the inmate believes a right guaranteed in this
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section is denied by a correctional institution.
50 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
51 947.149, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
52 947.149 Conditional medical release.—
53 (1) The commission shall, in conjunction with the
54 department, establish the conditional medical release program.
55 An inmate is eligible for consideration for release under the
56 conditional medical release program when the inmate, because of
57 an existing medical or physical condition, is determined by the
58 department to be within one of the following designations:
59 (a) “Permanently incapacitated inmate,” which means an
60 inmate who has a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness
61 which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, renders the
62 inmate permanently and irreversibly physically incapacitated
, or
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who has a physical disability, impairment, or handicap
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to the
64 extent that the inmate does not constitute a danger to herself
65 or himself or others.
66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.