Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1365

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Title

Description: Department of Corrections; authorize to contract to house state inmates in county or regional jails.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Formby

Additional Authors: Barbour, Cameron, Chism, Davis, Denny, Ellington, Howell, Janus, Jennings, Martinson, Montgomery (74th), Moore (60th), Nicholson, Roberson, Robertson, Robinson (84th), Rotenberry, Smith (59th), Snowden, Warren, Woods

Code Section: A 047-0005-0901

Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH COUNTIES AND REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR STATE OFFENDERS WHERE THE COUNTIES OR REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AGREE TO BUILD ADDITIONAL PRISON FACILITIES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMITMENT TO HOUSE STATE INMATES IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-901, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISION OF LAW WHICH REQUIRES COUNTY INMATES TO BE HOUSED IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE OFFENDER WAS CONVICTED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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