Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1056

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Description: Earned-time allowance; allow certain offenders to receive one day earned for each day served.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

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

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Penitentiary

Principal Author: Blackmon

Code Sections: A 047-0005-0138, A 047-0007-0003

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-138 AND 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT CRIMES OR DRUG POSSESSION MAY RECEIVE AN EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE OF ONE DAY EARNED FOR EACH DAY SERVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

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