Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Department of Corrections; authorize to contract to house state inmates in county or regional jails.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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