History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Offenders; must serve 85% of sentence for crimes of violence.
| 1 | 01/08/98 | (H) | Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Malone
Code Section: A 047-0005-0138
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SENTENCE IMPOSED AFTER JUNE 30, 1998, FOR A CRIME OF VIOLENCE SHALL NOT RECEIVE EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE OFFENDER'S TERM OF SENTENCE; TO DEFINE "CRIME OF VIOLENCE"; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF TWO OR MORE NONVIOLENT CRIMES SHALL NOT RECEIVE EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE OFFENDER'S TERM OF SENTENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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