Hayes v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission

Petitioner, an inmate under the supervision of the Florida Department of Corrections, received a five-year sentence on January 23,1981. He remained incarcerated in the Bay County jail until he was delivered to the custody of the Department of Corrections on October 11, 1981. Section 947.-16(1), Fla.Stat.(1981), requires the Florida Parole and Probation Commission (Commission) to interview inmates with sentences of five years or less “within 6 months after the initial date of confinement in execution of the judgment.” Petitioner was not interviewed before July 23, 1981, but was scheduled for…