Section 944.706 - Basic release assistance(1) Any inmate who is being released is eligible for transition assistance. Those inmates released to a detainer are eligible pursuant to s. 944.703.(2) The department may contract with the Department of Children and Families, the Salvation Army, and other public or private organizations, including faith-based service groups, for the provision of basic support services for releasees.(3) The department shall adopt rules for the development, implementation, and termination of transition assistance.s. 41, ch. 83-131; s. 9, ch. 85-340; ss. 9, 12, ch. 87-298; s. 13, ch. 88-122; s.10, ch. 92-310; s.23, ch. 95-283; s.312, ch. 99-8; s.11, ch. 2001-110; s.322, ch. 2014-19.Amended by 2014 Fla. Laws, ch. 19, s 322, eff. 7/1/2014.