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VISITOR CONTRABAND INTERDICTION Monday January 19, 2026 – Sunday, January 25, 2026 / Contraband Interdiction / Newsroom - Florida Department of Corrections
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has zero tolerance for contraband of any kind, and visitors attempting to introduce contraband are subject to suspension or termination of their visitation privileges and arrest. Lowell Annex: On Monday, January 19, Visitor Benjamin Van Der Hyde was visiting Inmate Yvonne Serrano (I72377) when FDC CIU K9 alerted on their vehicle.
https://www.fdc.myflorida.com/newsroom/contraband-interdiction/visitor-contraband-interdiction-monday-january-19-2026-sunday-january-25-2026
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces the Floridians First ...
Increasing correctional officer starting pay from $22 to $28 ... 2026 Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs. All rights reserved ...
https://www.floridavets.org/governor-ron-desantis-announces-the-floridians-first-2026-2027-budget/Senate Bill 1710 (2026) - The Florida Senate
SB 1710: Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson GENERAL BILL by Smith Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson; Creating the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson within the Department of Corrections; establishing the Corrections Oversight Committee; authorizing the office to subpoena department records, employees, or contractors; requiring the office to conduct periodic inspections of department facili...
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1710
FY 2025-26 Budget Summary: Corrections and Youth Justice
This brief was originally published on August 6, 2025. It was last updated as of the publication date noted above. Current Landscape Florida’s Department of Corrections (DOC) faces several challenges— ranging from budget cuts, understaffing, an aging population that requires intensive and specialized medical care, and aging infrastructure.[1],[2] Secretary Ricky Dixon, explained how the department’s chronic understaffing issue poses a threat t...
https://www.floridapolicy.org/posts/fy-2025-26-budget-summary-corrections-and-youth-justice
Florida Department Corrections
Department of Corrections Department of Corrections As Florida's largest state agency, and the third largest prison system in the country, FDC employs 24,000 members, incarcerates approximately 96,000 inmates and supervises nearly 166,000 offenders in the community. FDC’s mission is to provide a continuum of services to meet the needs of those entrusted to our care, creating a safe and professional environment with the outcome of reduced victi...
https://jobs.myflorida.com/go/Department-of-Corrections/2817000/
Bills to Watch 2026
Bills to Watch 2026. Legislators are still in the process of filing bills for 2026. Here's what we hope to see filed for. Corrections Ombudsman's Office.
https://floridacarescharity.org/bills-to-watch-2026Lawmaker says Florida prisons needs more money than they're asking for • Florida Phoenix
13:28 News Story Gov. Ron DeSantis is requesting the Legislature provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) in his proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, but a Democratic state senator says that is woefully inadequate. Sen.
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/16/lawmaker-says-florida-prisons-needs-more-money-than-theyre-asking-for/
Senate Bill 862 (2026) - The Florida Senate
SB 862: Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, and Institutional Security Specialists GENERAL BILL by Martin Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, and Institutional Security Specialists; Citing this act as the "Correctional and Probation Officer Fairness Act"; requiring that the average salary of a correctional officer, a correctional probation officer, or an institutional security specialist be no less than a certain perc...
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/862
Community Corrections – Forms Available to Complete Prior to Reporting / Probation Services - Florida Department of Corrections
Community Corrections – Forms Available to Complete Prior to Reporting The forms listed below are being made available for offenders to print from home and complete prior to reporting to their probation officer. - Supervision Report, DC3-2026 (English Version) - Open with Adobe Reader for electronic signature - Supervision Report, DC3-2026 (Spanish Version) - Community Control Offender Schedule, DC3-207 - Sex Offender Driving Log (English Vers...
https://www.fdc.myflorida.com/probation-services/community-corrections-forms-available-to-complete-prior-to-reporting
Bill Text: FL H0165 2026 Regular Session Introduced LegiScan
Bill Text: FL H0165 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced Bill Title: Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Institutional Security Specialist Officers Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4) Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-13 - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) [H0165 Detail] Download: Florida-2026-H0165-Introduced.pdf...
https://legiscan.com/FL/text/H0165/id/3273066/Florida-2026-H0165-Introduced.pdf
Funding for free prison phone calls makes it into approved Florida FY 2026 budget • Florida Phoenix
7:00 News Story Advocates for providing inmates in Florida prisons with one free 15-minute phone call if they display good behavior say they are cautiously optimistic that the proposal, included in the $115 billion budget passed by the Legislature earlier this week, will survive Gov.
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/23/funding-for-free-prison-phone-calls-makes-it-into-approved-florida-fy-2026-budget/
Bill Text: FL S1332 2026 Regular Session Introduced LegiScan
Bill Text: FL S1332 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced Bill Title: Career Offender Registration Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1) Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-27 - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice [S1332 Detail] Download: Florida-2026-S1332-Introduced.html Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1332By Senator Martin 33-00689D-26 20261332__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to career offender registration; 3 amend...
https://legiscan.com/FL/text/S1332/2026
FL H0165 BillTrack50
Bill > H0165 summary 10/14/2025 10/21/2025 Introduced Session Bill Summary AI Summary Committee Categories Sponsors (4) Last Action bill text This act may be cited as the "Correctional and Probation Officer Fairness Act." Compensation of correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and institutional security specialists.— (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and institutional se...
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1908301
Florida Department of Corrections (@fl_corrections) • Instagram photos and videos
As a Probation Officer, you’ll serve with purpose, build strong partnerships, and help shape safer futures across Florida. Join today: FLDOCJobs.com. Acting on a tip, the Circuit 6 (South Pinellas) SOTEC team, joined by @StPetePD, uncovered large amounts of narcotics, firearms, and cash—removing them from our streets.
https://www.instagram.com/fl_corrections/?hl=en
SB10 Florida 2026 Relief of Maury Hernandez by the Department of Corrections - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Summary Relief of Maury Hernandez by the Department of Corrections; Providing for the relief of Maury Hernandez; providing an appropriation to compensate former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Maury Hernandez for injuries and damages sustained as a consequence of the Department of Corrections’ failures to enforce probation laws, regulations, and policies; providing legislative intent that certain liens be waived; providing a limitation on th...
https://trackbill.com/bill/florida-senate-bill-10-relief-of-maury-hernandez-by-the-department-of-corrections/2737783/