33-601.733: Visiting - Special Status Inmates
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rulemaking is to specify the rules applicable to visiting privileges for inmates in administrative confinement, protective management, or disciplinary confinement status and to the determination whether an approved visit will be non-contact.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject area to be addressed relates to visiting privileges for inmates in administrative confinement, protective management or disciplinary confinement and non-contact visits.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 20.315, 944.09, 944.23, 944.8031 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 WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Laura Gallagher, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
33-601.733 Visiting – Special Status Inmates.
(1) Inmates in special statuses, except for medical reasons, are not considered inmates with regular visiting privileges and must have special approval to visit. Inmates in special statuses shall be prohibited or restricted from regular visiting due to adverse impacts on security and orderly institutional operation.
(a) During initial reception periods, inmates awaiting transfer to their initial permanent facility shall not be permitted visits. The warden or duty warden shall grant special visits, as outlined in Rule 33-601.736, F.A.C., if the inmate remains at the reception center more than 45 days.
(b) Inmates in administrative confinement, protective management, or disciplinary confinement status shall have visiting privileges as outlined in Rules 33-602.220, 33-602.221, and 33-602.222, F.A.C., respectively. The warden or designee shall determine whether an approved visit for inmates in one of the above statuses will be non-contact pursuant to Rule 33-601.735, F.A.C. In disciplinary confinement, administrative confinement, or protective management status, inmates shall have visiting privileges as outlined in Rule 33-701.734, F.A.C.
(c) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 944.09 FS. Law Implemented 20.315, 944.09, 944.23, 944.8031 FS. History–New 11-18-01, Amended 5-27-02, 12-25-08,________.