Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Subject: PRISONS AND PRISONERS

As of 06/01/04 at 15:56

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HB   1  Corrections; authorize use of county inmates for          Fleming
        skilled labor in other counties.                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   3  Corrections; persons convicted of certain crimes shall    Moak
        not be placed in an intensive supervision program.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   4  County and city inmates; require to assist in the         Mayo
   %    payment of costs of incarceration.                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   5  Correctional facilities; provide additional               Moak
        compensation for sheriff who provides management       
        support.                                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   6  Parole; provide that first-time nonviolent offenders      Ishee
        convicted after June 30, 1995, may be eligible.        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   7  Probation; provide that a period of probation shall not   Fleming
   %    exceed two years.                                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   8  Corrections; authorize mandatory rehabilitation program   Fleming
        for offenders convicted of drug or alcohol related     
        crimes.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   9  Corrections; provide that certain offenders are not       Moak
        eligible for earned-time allowance.                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 134  Sentencing; prohibit death sentence when evidence         Fleming
        establishes racial bias in prosecuting or sentencing.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 286  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Watson
 *      entities; extend repealer on DFA's duty to contract.   
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 336  Grenada County; extend repealer on authority to           Bondurant
        contract with private entity for various aspects       
        regarding private county jail.                         
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
HB 403  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Watson
 *      repealer (RP).                                         
           04/29 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 404  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 405  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Watson
        serve in county jails (RP).                            
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 406  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Watson
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 407  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Watson
 * %    (RP).                                                  
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 473  Pretrial diversion; include RID program.                  Baker (74th)
 *         04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 539  Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval for     Fleming
        procurement of goods and services made by out-of-state 
        inmate labor for entities.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 591  Annual inmate cost per day study; require Department of   Stevens
        Corrections to pay for costs associated with study.    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 615  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Capps
        compensate Freddie Moore for inmate property lost.     
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 652  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
 *      terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 668  Parole; clarify "first offender"; require timely review   Malone
 *      of application for; require DUI convictions to serve   
        85% before eligible for.                               
           05/14 Approved by Governor
HB 669  First offender; clarify meaning to determine if           Malone
 *      offender is eligible for parole.                       
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 670  Parole officers; authorize to retain firearm upon         Montgomery
 *      retirement.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 686  Trusty time allowance; increase allowance from 10 days    Malone
 *      to 30 days and exclude certain trusties from reduction 
        of sentence.                                           
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 758  Military records; allow for consideration for parole      Fleming
        and trusty status for DOC inmates.                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 761  Intensive supervision program; revise eligibility for     Snowden
        program.                                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
 *      procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 828  Correctional facilities; prohibit the construction of     Broomfield
   %    new jails or prisons within five miles of schools or   
        churches.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 901  Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation; give bid       Malone
        preference for manufacturing of vehicular license      
        plates.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 904  Unauthorized electronic message devices; prohibit         Malone
 *      furnishing to offenders.                               
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 949  Corrections; authorize mandatory rehabilitation program   Clarke
        for offenders convicted of drug or alcohol related     
        crimes.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 950  Churches; require certain to provide housing,             Clarke
        counseling, literacy and computer skills to released   
        DOC offenders.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 951  DNA testing; allow convicted offenders to use to prove    Clarke
        innocence.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 954  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    Malone
   %    authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer on (RP).   Watson
   %       04/14 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 983  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; extend          Wells-Smith
        reporting date from November 1, 2003, to December 1,   
        2004.                                                  
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 990  Regional correctional officers; exempt from state board   Malone
 *      on jail officers certification if complete DOC training
        program.                                               
           05/13 Approved by Governor
HB1003  Juvenile correctional facilities; transfer                Flaggs
   %    administration of from Department of Human Services to 
        new department and commissioner.                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1063  Violent and nonviolent offenders; house separately        Clarke
        while under DOC custody.                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1130  Correctional officers; clarify prohibition against        Malone
 *      carnal knowledge of any offender.                      
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1131  Corrections; revise various provisions pertaining to      Malone
   %    offenders.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1303  Parole; prohibit previously convicted felons from         Moore
        attaining.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1348  Parole; add certain offense for which convicted           Malone
        offenders must serve 85% of sentence before eligible   
        for.                                                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1352  Prepaid phone cards; allow DOC inmates to make phone      Bondurant
        calls by using.                                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1401  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
 *      and authorize auction for.                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1496  Model Penal Code; enact.                                  Blackmon
   %       03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1508  Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval for     Moak
        procurement of goods made or manufactured in another   
        state.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1533  Parole; restrict nonviolent crimes for which first        Moak
        offenders can be eligible for parole.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1543  County jails; authorize board of supervisors and          Malone
   %    sheriffs to contract with private entity for operation 
        of.                                                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1593  Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval for     Banks
        procurement of goods and services made by out-of-state 
        inmate labor for entities.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1681  City of Vicksburg; allow to house prisoners in            Flaggs
        Louisiana.                                             
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
HB1837  Tallahatchie County; allow to spend funds derived from    Reynolds
        ad valorem property taxes on private correctional      
        facilities.                                            
           05/14 Approved by Governor
HC  17  State and county offenders; require analysis of costs     Fleming
        for providing health care service.                     
           05/09 (H) Died In Committee
HC 123  Suspend deadlines for introduction; housing of state      Malone
        inmates in county jails; extend repealer.              
           05/09 (H) Died In Committee
SB2163  Regional correctional facilities; provide for             Dearing
        appointment of warden by board of supervisors.         
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2256  Tallahatchie County Correctional Authority; expand        Huggins
   %    powers of.                                             
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2399  Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; require compliance      Kirby
   %    for permits to construct private correctional          
        facilities.                                            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2423  Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from           Huggins
        purchasing from business employing inmates of another  
        state.                                                 
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2424  Regional jails; increase the number of inmates that may   Huggins
        be housed in regional jails.                           
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2425  MS Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval      Jackson (32nd)
        for procurement of goods and services made by          
        out-of-state inmate labor for entities.                
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2494  Parole; allow all first time offenders convicted of a     Jackson (32nd)
        nonviolent crime to be eligible for parole.            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2500  License tags; provide 10% preference for competitive      Huggins
        bid by prison industries for manufacture.              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2501  Regional correctional officers; exempt from state board   Huggins
        on jail officers certification if complete DOC training
        program.                                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2586  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    Huggins
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2606  Corrections contraband; include unauthorized electronic   Huggins
        devices in list of prohibited items.                   
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2676  Corrections; authorize Department of Corrections to       Huggins
 *      contract with private facility in Tallahatchie County  
        to house state inmates.                                
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2746  Corrections; revise parole and early release              Doxey
        requirements for persons convicted of certain          
        homicides.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3004  MS Prison Industries; require approval for certain        Huggins
        goods made out of state.                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB3170  City of Vicksburg; allow to house prisoners in            Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB3218  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Little
 *  @   serve in county jails (RP).                            
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SC 609  Suspend rules for drafting, etc. of bill to extend        Huggins
        repealer on housing state inmates in county jails.     
           04/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

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