Florida Statutes 946.514 – Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 946.514
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means the private nonprofit corporation established pursuant to…. See Florida Statutes 946.503
- Correctional work program: means any program presently a part of the prison industries program operated by the department or any other correctional work program carried on at any state correctional facility presently or in the future, but the term does not include any program authorized by…. See Florida Statutes 946.503
- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Florida Statutes 946.503
- Inmate: means any person incarcerated within any state, county, municipal, or contractor-operated correctional facility. See Florida Statutes 946.503
(1) Nothing contained in this part is intended to restore in whole or in part the civil rights of inmates.
(2) No inmate compensated under this part or by the corporation or the department shall be considered as an employee of the state, the department, or the corporation.
(3) The corporation is liable for inmate injury to the extent specified in s. 768.28; however, the members of the board of directors are not individually liable to any inmate for any injury sustained in any correctional work program operated by the corporation.