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| Fla. Senate passes two bills to better monitor offenders on probation |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/03/2004 |
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The state would keep a closer eye on people on probation, plus better screen and treat substance-abusing offenders under two bills the Senate passed last Tuesday. Lawmakers took an increased interest in bills affecting probationers this session because of the abduction and killing of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Sarasota earlier this year. Joseph P. Smith, the person accused of committing those crimes, was a convicted felon free at the time through a drug offender probation program. The first bill (SB 2284, awaiting House action) requires the Department of Corrections to develop a risk assessment system to assess and monitor some probationers by Dec. 31, and expands the agency's ability to electronically monitor probationers - requiring the offender to pay for that service. That measure also requires the corrections department to better screen inmates as they're leaving the system, determining whether they will need to participate in rehabilitation programs, and extending treatment services to people who weren't able to participate in drug programs while incarcerated. The second bill (SB 2426, which failed to advance through all necessary House committees but still could be acted on by that chamber) also would allow courts to order electronic monitoring of suspects released before their trial, contracting with private companies if necessary. |
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