§ 642.102. Definitions.

In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

Contraband article means and includes:

(1)

An intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or may cause an intoxicating effect, except a beverage used for and during a religious ceremony or ritual.

(2)

A narcotic, hypnotic or excitative drug or drug of any kind or nature, including nasal inhalators, sleeping pills, barbiturates and controlled substances, as defined in F.S. § 893.02(3); provided, that there shall be excluded from this definition any drug prescribed by a licensed physician as being medically necessary for the prisoner or a person living in the place of extended confinement with the prisoner, which prescription shall be made available for inspection upon request of the Sheriff or his authorized representative.

(3)

A firearm or any instrumentality customarily used or which is intended to be used as a dangerous weapon.

(b)

Place of extended confinement means that place, other than the Duval County Jail, Trusty Housing Facility, Juvenile Shelter, Fairfield Correctional Institution or Jacksonville Correctional Institution, designated by the Sheriff pursuant to this Chapter as the place in which a prisoner is confined during and only so long as he is granted the privilege of extended limits of confinement under this Chapter.

(c)

Prisoner means a person who is under arrest and in the lawful custody of the Sheriff or any person convicted and sentenced by the County Court or Circuit Court for a violation of a City ordinance and committed to the custody of the Sheriff.

(d)

Restorative Justice means and includes programs that emphasize elevating the role of crime victims and communities in the process of holding offenders accountable for their behavior; while offering offenders the opportunity to make amends directly to the people and community they violated. The program devotes attention to:

(1)

Enabling offenders to make amends to their victims and community.

(2)

Increasing offender competencies.

(3)

Protecting the public through processes in which individual victims, the community, and offenders are all active participants.

(e)

Community Justice means the meaningful involvement of victims of crime, community members along with justice professional, and offenders in crafting opportunities and sanctions for restitution and amends by offenders.

(Ord. 84-473-282, § 1; Ord. 2000-1087-E, § 2)