The sheriff shall deliver a person sentenced to death to the state prison to await the death warrant. A circuit judge of the circuit in which a death sentence was imposed may order the convicted person transferred to the state prison before the issuance of a warrant of execution if he or she determines that the transfer is necessary for the safekeeping of the prisoner.
Transfer to state prison for safekeeping before death warrant issued
Fla. Stat. § 922.111 — under Chapter 922.
Fla. Stat. § 922.111