Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1454

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Description: Corrections; allow certain nonviolent offenders to be eligible for an increased earned-time allowance.

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: Scott (80th)

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 MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TERM OF SENTENCE; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO CREATE A REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO RECEIVE AN EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE OF ONE-HALF OF THE PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

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