What Is A Youthful Offender In Jacksonville?
According to the Florida Statutes 958.04 the court may sentence a person who is at least 18 years of age or who has been transferred for prosecution to the criminal division of the circuit court pursuant to chapter 985. The person also has to be found guilty of or who pled to a crime that is a felony. The offender must be younger than 21 years of age at the time sentence is imposed and not previously been classified as a youthful offender.
The court may place a youthful offender under supervision on probation or in a community control program for no longer than six years. The court may also impose a period of incarceration in a county facility, a department probation and restitution center, or a community residential facility. The court may also impose a split sentence under which the youthful offender is to be placed on probation or community control upon completion of a period of incarceration.
The legislature has also required that the department develop and implement a basic training program for youthful offenders. The time to be served at the basic training program shall be no less than 120 days. The program includes marching drills, calisthenics, a rigid dress code, manual labor assignments, physical training with obstacle courses, training in decisionmaking and personal development, general education development and adult basic education courses, and drug counseling and other rehabilitation programs.
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