Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Earned-time allowance; allow nonviolent offenders and certain drug offenders to receive one day earned for each day served.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
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 A NONVIOLENT CRIME OR DRUG POSSESSION MAY RECEIVE AN EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE OF ONE DAY EARNED FOR EACH DAY SERVED ASSUMING CURRENT GRANT RATES FOR PAROLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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