Florida H0297 amends the Criminal Punishment Code to revise sentencing policies, reduce minimum sentences, and modify gain-time eligibility for.

Florida H0297 amends the Criminal Punishment Code to specify that rehabilitation is a primary purpose of sentencing. It reduces the minimum sentence that must be served by a defendant from 85 percent to 72 percent. The bill revises provisions concerning gain-time, including good behavior time and rehabilitation credits, to encourage satisfactory behavior and productive activities among inmates. It also modifies eligibility for gain-time based on inmate participation in educational and vocational programs, and substance abuse testing.

Florida H0297 amends the Criminal Punishment Code to revise sentencing policies, reduce minimum sentences, and modify gain-time eligibility for.

Florida H0297 amends the Criminal Punishment Code to specify that rehabilitation is a primary purpose of sentencing. It reduces the minimum sentence that must be served by a defendant from 85 percent to 72 percent. The bill revises provisions concerning gain-time, including good behavior time and rehabilitation credits, to encourage satisfactory behavior and productive activities among inmates. It also modifies eligibility for gain-time based on inmate participation in educational and vocational programs, and substance abuse testing.