MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Corrections; Appropriations A
By: Representative Currie
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER), UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO CONTRACT WITH A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PERFORM CERTAIN AUDITS RELATED TO THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OF THE STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER), with funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose, shall contract with a certified public accounting firm to perform an audit that shall cover the five (5) previous fiscal years for the Inmate Welfare Fund, the state's health contract for prison medical services provided for state inmates and MagCor, which operates what is formerly known as Mississippi Prison Industries.
The audit shall be delivered to the Legislature at its conclusion.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.