Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1187

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Description: Meritorious earned time; allow sentence to be reduced by up to one-third of period of confinement.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/21 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
2		02/05 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2002
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Penitentiary

Principal Author: Banks

Code Section: A 047-0005-0142

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-142, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW AN INMATE TO RECEIVE A MERITORIOUS EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE OF UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT IMPOSED BY THE COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 17:41.

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