Rulemaking is necessary to clarify rule language, make the rules gender neutral, organize and amend definitions, establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

33-602.220Administrative Confinement

33-602.221Protective Management

33-602.222Disciplinary Confinement

33-602.900Kiosks and Tablets

33-602.901Video Visitation

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rulemaking is necessary to clarify rule language, make the rules gender neutral, organize and amend definitions, establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in administrative confinement, clarify the responsibility of classification officers to visit inmates in administrative confinement, amend Form DC4-650 to make it ADA compliant; establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in protective management, establish inmate privileges related to the possession of tablets, create the parameters for the use of kiosks, kiosk services, tablet services, and video visitation while in disciplinary confinement, clarify the responsibility of classification officers to visit inmates in disciplinary confinement, establish a 60-day ICT review for inmates that are designated as close management and housed in disciplinary confinement, create a new rule to establish and implement the kiosk and tablet program within the Department of Corrections, and create a new rule to create parameters for the use of video visitation as part of the kiosk and tablet program within the Department of Corrections.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Administrative confinement; disciplinary confinement; use of kiosks and possession and use of tablets by inmates.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 20.315, 944.09, 945.04 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Paul A. Vazquez, Assistant General Counsel, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.