Florida legal term
State correctional institution in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “State correctional institution” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “State correctional institution” mean in Florida criminal law?
“State correctional institution” means any prison, road camp, prison industry, prison forestry camp, or any prison camp or prison farm or other correctional facility, temporary or permanent, in which prisoners are housed, worked, or maintained, under the custody and jurisdiction of the department. (Fla. Stat. § 944.02)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties
- Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials
- Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners; penalty
- Interference with prisoners; penalty
- Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband; penalty
- Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee
- Mutiny, riot, strike; penalty
Related terms in the same statutes
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