2026
Regular Session
Dept. of Corrections; require to convene unexpected fatality review team for certain inmate deaths.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO CONVENE AN UNEXPECTED FATALITY REVIEW TEAM CONCERNING INMATE DEATHS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF AN UNEXPECTED FATALITY REVIEW IS TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND LEGISLATURE REGARDING CHANGES IN PRACTICES TO PREVENT CERTAIN FATALITIES PERTAINING TO INMATES; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER A REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY A TEAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF A REVIEW; TO REQUIRE ALL UNEXPECTED FATALITY REVIEW REPORTS BE POSTED ON A PUBLIC WEBSITE; TO REQUIRE, UPON THE COMPLETION OF A REVIEW, THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE REVIEW TEAM AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PERTAINS TO CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACCT OF 1983, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 1738
HB 1738
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
Passage
Corrections
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01/19 (H) Referred To Corrections
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02/03 (H) Died In Committee
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