Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Corrections; allow certain nonviolent offenders to be eligible for an increased earned-time allowance.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Scott (80th)
Code Sections: A 047-0005-0138, A 047-0007-0003
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, 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; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF NONVIOLENT CRIME FOR PURPOSES OF THE PAROLE OF OFFENDERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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