Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: PRISONS AND PRISONERS

As of 12/08/97 at 11:59

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HB  90  Parole; require potential parolees to complete            Endt
        court-imposed program before being paroled.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 167  Parole; prohibit for murder conviction.                   Denny
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 279  State offenders; authorize to place phone calls with a    Guice
        prepaid telephone card.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 297  State Parole Board; create three-member board for North   Endt
        Mississippi and three-member board for South           
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 299  State and county offenders; prohibit from filing          Endt
        complaints with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 399  Offenders; extend date of repeal for medical release      Ford
        of.                                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 427  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 464  Department of Corrections; limit educational programs     McInnis
        to reading, writing and arithmetic.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 478  State offenders; allow voluntary work for Habitat for     Cameron
 *      Humanity.                                              
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 486  Sentencing; death penalty for crimes where firearm is     Ketchings
        discharged.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 496  Sentencing options; authorize courts to impose hard       Cameron
        labor.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 514  Habitual offender; no discretion in prosecution.          Formby
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 557  Criminals; clarify prohibition against convict            Moore
        profiting from crime.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  State offenders; prohibit families from receiving         Moore
        public assistance benefits.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 568  State correctional facilities; prohibit all conjugal      Moore
        visitation in.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 569  Corporal punishment; mandate for first time nonviolent    Moore
        adult and juvenile offenders.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 606  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Green (96th)
        education courses.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 608  Offenders; require to be classified as paroled when       Malone
        placed on medical release.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 668  Felons; prohibit from receiving any state financial aid   Guice
        for higher education.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 681  Jailers; establish minimum training standards.            Chaney
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 709  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 716  State offenders; are to be under the supervision of DOC   Malone
 *      when placed in the Medical Release Program.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB 870  Juveniles; create regimented inmate discipline program    Malone
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 895  Original sentence;  judge may modify for certain          Blackmon
        offenses.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 948  County inmates; sheriff may contract for commissary       Holland
        services.                                              
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1009  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1070  Commitment; persons in jail provided medical and mental   Perry
        health care.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1156  Corrections; separate retirement system for guards and    Richardson
   %    law enforcement officers.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1224  Crime victims; provide for videotaping or written         Franks
        records of victim's statement for parole hearings.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1232  Parole; authorize field supervisors to visit offender's   Walker
        place of residence.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1245  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for certain juvenile        Warren
 * %    facilities, extend time to issue certain bonds and     
        extend repealer on Juvenile Detention Fund.            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1246  Youth court; standardize procedures and reporting.        Warren
 *         03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1255  Juvenile detention facilities; increase state             Robinson (63rd)
        appropriations to and increase funding of such         
        facilities.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1346  Probation; revise workload of field supervisors.          Compretta
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1415  Prison industries; authorize to locate at a private       Malone
 *      correctional facility or at a regional correctional    
        facility.                                              
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
 * %    prisons to locate in counties.                         
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1585  Parole; offender will not be paroled if victim objects.   Franks
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1659  Prison construction; increase maximum capacity of         Woods
        Marshall County/Wilkinson County facility.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1700  Correctional facility; authorize to house minimum         Gadd
        security offenders in Marshall or Wilkinson County.    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1719  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
 *$%    at three percent (STC).                                
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2007  Victims; may testify against granting parole or medical   Kirby
        release.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2030  Central MS Correctional Facility; name medical building   Kirby
        after Dr. Robert L. Peede.                             
           03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2200  Workers' comp; no compensation to incarcerated person.    Kirby
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2221  Juvenile delinquents; require juvenile detention          Burton
   %*   facilities funded through state bond issue; create     
        Department of Youth Development.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2244  Prisoners; allow county and city to work prisoner to      Huggins
        aid charity providing food to needy.                   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2248  State Parole Board; abolish.                              Huggins
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2303  Prisons; allow licensed ministers to visit offenders.     Harden
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2328  Jailers; sheriff hire and require corrections             Rayborn
        education.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2337  Incarceration; criminals to forfeit property to offset    Hewes
        costs of.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2431  Inmates; require to pay costs of incarceration if able.   Carter
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2435  Prisoners; require to pay cost of incarceration.          Carter
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2465  Sex offenses; require chemical castration for second.     Johnson (19th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2466  Corrections; make medical release conditional.            Huggins
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2529  Transfer payments for convicted felons; disqualify        Smith
        except for dependent children.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2546  Prisoners; authorize DOC to contract with private         Jackson
        facility in Kemper County to house.                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2561  Prisoners; require to reimburse for costs of              Burton
        incarceration.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2585  Corrections; authorize DOC to construct prison on state   Furniss
        land in Quitman County.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2656  Corrections; prohibit conjugal visits with inmates.       Johnson (19th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2687  Juvenile Detention Fund; use to fund operation of         Hall
        juvenile facilities.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2767  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for cert juv facilities     Smith
   %    incl diag cntr, ext time to issue cert bonds, ext      
        repealer on Juv Detention Fund.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2840  Corrections; authorize DOC to develop pre-release         Simmons
        program.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2841  State Parole Board; create 5 member.                      Furniss
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2871  Require minimum standards for jails.                      Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
 *      facilities in certain counties.                        
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2923  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Huggins
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2924  Corrections; DOC may build facility for low risk,         Huggins
        property and DUI offenders.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2925  Prisons; allow prison industries to work state inmates    Huggins
 *      at private facilities.                                 
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2960  Corrections; increase number of beds at certain           Minor
        facilities.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3079  Appropriation; DOC Medical Expenses & County              Hall
 *      Reimbursement; Additional, FY97.                       
           03/25 Approved by Governor



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