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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-6 - Parole Board to collect certain information and report semiannually to Oversight Task Force

(1)
The Parole Board, with the assistance of the Department of Corrections, shall collect the following information:
(a)
The number of offenders supervised on parole;
(b)
The number of offenders released on parole;
(c)
The number of parole hearings held;
(d)
The parole grant rate for parolees released with and without a hearing;
(e)
The average length of time offenders spend on parole;
(f)
The number and percentage of parolees revoked for a technical violation and returned for a term of imprisonment in a technical violation center;
(g)
The number and percentage of parolees revoked for a technical violation and returned for a term of imprisonment in another type of Department of Corrections' facility;
(h)
The number and percentage of parolees who are convicted of a new offense and returned for a term of imprisonment on their current crime as well as the new crime;
(i)
The number of parolees held on a violation in county jail awaiting a revocation hearing; and
(j)
The average length of stay in a county jail for parolees awaiting a revocation hearing.
(2)
The Parole Board shall semiannually report information required in subsection (1) to the Oversight Task Force, and upon request, shall report such information to the PEER Committee.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 67, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-7 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1976, ch. 440, § 922, eff. 7/1/1976.
Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 12; Laws, 1950, ch. 524; § 6; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 239; Laws, 1960, ch. 274; Laws, 1964, ch. 367; Laws, 1968, ch. 363, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 377, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-11 - Salaries, per diem and expenses

All salaries and expenses incurred in the carrying out of this chapter shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the legislature for the support and maintenance of the probation and parole board. All accounts, including salaries, shall be approved and allowed by the board, and the board shall keep a complete record thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-19; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 16; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 20; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 9; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 95; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 105; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 105, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-13 - Voting and recordkeeping requirements; offices, equipment, and supplies

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. A decision to parole an offender convicted of murder or a sex-related crime shall require the affirmative vote of three (3) members. The board shall maintain, in minute book form, a copy of each of its official actions with the reasons therefor. Suitable and sufficient office space and support resources and staff necessary to conducting Parole Board business shall be provided by the Department of Corrections. However, the principal place for conducting parole hearings shall be the state penitentiary at Parchman.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-06; Laws, 1942, ch. 283; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 4; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 7; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 96; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 106; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 106; Laws, 1986, ch. 435, § 2; Laws, 1989, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 3, § 5, eff. 5/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-15 - Seal of board; records and reports

The board shall adopt an official seal of which the courts shall take judicial notice. Decisions of the board shall be made by majority vote, except as provided in Section
47-7-5(9)
.
The board shall keep a record of its acts and shall notify each institution of its decisions relating to the persons who are or have been confined therein. At the close of each fiscal year the board shall submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report with statistical and other data of its work.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-07; Laws, 1942, ch. 283; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, §§ 5, 18; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 8; brought forward, 1981, ch. 465, § 97; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 107; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 107; Laws, 1989, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 3, § 6, eff. 5/1/1989.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 465, SB 2448,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 479, SB 2795,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-19 - Correctional system officials to permit access to offenders and to give information to board

It shall be the duty of all correctional system officials to grant to the members of the board or its properly accredited representatives, access at all reasonable times to any person over whom the board may have jurisdiction under this chapter; to provide for the board or such representatives facilities for communicating with and observing the offender; and to furnish to the board such reports as the board shall require concerning the conduct and character of any offender in the department of corrections custody and any other facts deemed by the board pertinent in determining whether such offender shall be paroled.
It shall be the duty of any judge, district attorney, county attorney, police officer, or other public official of the state, having information with reference to any person eligible for parole, to send such information as may be in his possession or under his control to the board, in writing, upon request of any member or employee thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-10; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 11; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 5; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 83; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 99; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 109; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 109, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-21 - Privileged information

All information obtained in the discharge of official duty by a field officer as an employee of the Department of Corrections shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other than to (a) the State Parole Board, (b) a judge, or (c) law enforcement agencies when such information is relevant to criminal activity.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-16; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 17; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 100; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 110; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 110; Laws, 1987, ch. 340, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-23 - Rules and regulations

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department of Corrections shall have the power and duty to make rules for the conduct of persons heretofore or hereafter placed on parole under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and for the investigation and supervision of such persons, which supervision may include a condition that such persons submit, as provided in Section
47-5-601
, to any type of breath, saliva or urine chemical analysis test, the purpose of which is to detect the possible presence of alcohol or a substance prohibited or controlled by any law of the State of Mississippi or the United States. The department shall not make any rules which shall be inconsistent with the rules imposed by the State Parole Board pursuant to Section
47-7-17
on offenders who are placed on unsupervised parole.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-12; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 17; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 13; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 84; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 101; Laws, 1983, ch. 435, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 111; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 111; Laws, 1986, ch. 424, § 2, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-25 - Gratuities to paroled offender

When an offender is placed on parole he shall receive, if needed, from the state, civilian clothing and transportation to the place in which he is to reside. At the discretion of the board the offender may be advanced such sum for his temporary maintenance as the board may allow. The aforesaid gratuities are to be furnished by the commissioner of corrections who is authorized to charge the actual cost of same in his account as commissioner of corrections.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-11; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 13; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 12; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 85; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 102; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 112; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 112, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-29 - Effect of conviction of felony while on parole or earned-release supervision

Any prisoner who commits a felony while at large upon parole or earned-release supervision and who is convicted and sentenced therefor shall be required to serve such sentence after the original sentence has been completed.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-14; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 15; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 104; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 114; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 114; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 8, eff. 6/30/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-31 - Department of correction to investigate pardon and commutation of sentence cases upon request

Upon request of the governor the department of corrections shall investigate and report to him with respect to any case of pardon, commutation of sentence, reprieve, furlough or remission of fine or forfeiture.
Any attorney of record in the state of Mississippi representing any person whose record is before the department shall have the right to inspect such records on file with the department.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-15; Laws, 1942, ch. 283; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 15; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 16; Laws, 1952, ch. 382; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 7; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 87; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 105; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 115; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 115, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-33 - Power of court to suspend sentence and place defendant on probation; notice to Department of Corrections; support payments

(1)
When it appears to the satisfaction of any circuit court or county court in the State of Mississippi having original jurisdiction over criminal actions, or to the judge thereof, that the ends of justice and the best interest of the public, as well as the defendant, will be served thereby, such court, in termtime or in vacation, shall have the power, after conviction or a plea of guilty, except in a case where a death sentence or life imprisonment is the maximum penalty which may be imposed, to suspend the imposition or execution of sentence, and place the defendant on probation as herein provided, except that the court shall not suspend the execution of a sentence of imprisonment after the defendant shall have begun to serve such sentence. In placing any defendant on probation, the court, or judge, shall direct that such defendant be under the supervision of the Department of Corrections.
(2)
When any circuit or county court places an offender on probation, the court shall give notice to the Mississippi Department of Corrections within fifteen (15) days of the court's decision to place the offender on probation. Notice shall be delivered to the central office of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and to the regional office of the department which will be providing supervision to the offender on probation.
(3)
When any circuit court or county court places a person on probation in accordance with the provisions of this section and that person is ordered to make any payments to his family, if any member of his family whom he is ordered to support is receiving public assistance through the State Department of Human Services, the court shall order him to make such payments to the county welfare officer of the county rendering public assistance to his family, for the sole use and benefit of said family.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-23; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 10; Laws, 1958, ch. 242; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 88; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 106; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 116; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 116; Laws, 2000, ch. 622, § 2, eff. 7/1/2000.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 10, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-34 - Postrelease supervision program

(1)
When a court imposes a sentence upon a conviction for any felony committed after June 30, 1995, the court, in addition to any other punishment imposed if the other punishment includes a term of incarceration in a state or local correctional facility, may impose a term of post-release supervision. However, the total number of years of incarceration plus the total number of years of post-release supervision shall not exceed the maximum sentence authorized to be imposed by law for the felony committed. The defendant shall be placed under post-release supervision upon release from the term of incarceration. The period of supervision shall be established by the court.
(2)
The period of post-release supervision shall be conducted in the same manner as a like period of supervised probation, including a requirement that the defendant shall abide by any terms and conditions as the court may establish. Failure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions shall be grounds to terminate the period of post-release supervision and to recommit the defendant to the correctional facility from which he was previously released. Procedures for termination and recommitment shall be conducted in the same manner as procedures for the revocation of probation and imposition of a suspended sentence as required pursuant to Section
47-7-37
.
(3)
Post-release supervision programs shall be operated through the probation and parole unit of the Division of Community Corrections of the department. The maximum amount of time that the Mississippi Department of Corrections may supervise an offender on the post-release supervision program is five (5) years.
Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 9; Laws, 2000, ch. 622, § 4; Laws, 2002, ch. 624, § 6, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 57, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-35 - Terms and conditions of probation; court to determine; sex offender registry check required prior to placing offender on probation

(1)
The courts referred to in Section
47-7-33
or
47-7-34
shall determine the terms and conditions of probation or post-release supervision and may alter or modify, at any time during the period of probation or post-release supervision, the conditions and may include among them the following or any other:
That the offender shall:
(a)
Commit no offense against the laws of this or any other state of the United States, or of any federal, territorial or tribal jurisdiction of the United States;
(b)
Avoid injurious or vicious habits;
(c)
Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character;
(d)
Report to the probation and parole officer as directed;
(e)
Permit the probation and parole officer to visit him at home or elsewhere;
(f)
Work faithfully at suitable employment so far as possible;
(g)
Remain within a specified area;
(h)
Pay his fine in one (1) or several sums;
(i)
Support his dependents;
(j)
Submit, as provided in Section
47-5-601
, to any type of breath, saliva or urine chemical analysis test, the purpose of which is to detect the possible presence of alcohol or a substance prohibited or controlled by any law of the State of Mississippi or the United States;
(k)
Register as a sex offender if so required under Title 45, Chapter 33.
(2)
When any court places a defendant on misdemeanor probation, the court must cause to be conducted a search of the probationer's name or other identifying information against the registration information regarding sex offenders maintained under Title 45, Chapter 33. The search may be conducted using the Internet site maintained by the Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-24; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 11; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 107; Laws, 1983, ch. 435, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 117; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 117; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 10; Laws, 2006, ch. 566, § 5; Laws, 2007, ch. 392, § 14; Laws, 2011, ch. 359, § 13, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-36 - Persons who supervise individuals placed on parole or probation shall set times and locations for required meetings that reasonably accommodate the work schedules of those individuals

(1)
Any person who supervises an individual placed on parole by the Parole Board or placed on probation by the court shall set the times and locations for meetings that are required for parole or probation at such times and locations that are reasonably designed to accommodate the work schedule of an individual on parole or probation who is employed by another person or entity.
(2)
To effectuate the provisions of this section, the parole officer or probation officer may utilize technology portals such as Skype, FaceTime or Google video chat, or any other technology portal that allows communication between the individual on parole or probation and the parole or probation officer, as applicable, to occur simultaneously in real time by voice and video in lieu of requiring a face-to-face in person meeting of such individual and the parole or probation officer, as applicable. For individuals who are self-employed, the provisions of this subsection shall only apply with the agreement of their supervising parole or probation officer.
(3)
The Department of Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. The rules and regulations promulgated by the department shall include, but are not limited to, minimum standards and guidelines for the authorized technology and how it may be used as well as standards for determining the eligibility and suitability of an individual on parole or probation to meet his or her reporting requirements through the use of such technology. The eligibility and suitability standards shall include consideration of the severity of the individual's underlying criminal conviction and such individual's criminal history, supervision level, and past supervision history.
(4)
This section shall not apply to offenders whose employers comply with the requirements of Section
47-7-36.1(1)
.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 426, SB 2273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by Laws, 2018, ch. 416, HB 387,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-36.1 - Submission of weekly time cards, proof of employment, results of required drug tests to person who supervises offender's parole or probation in lieu of meeting required in Section 47-7-36

(1)
Any employer of an offender may submit weekly time cards, proof of employment and the results of any required drug tests to the person who supervises an individual placed on parole by the Parole Board or placed on probation by the court in lieu of the meeting requirement described in Section
47-7-36
.
(2)
Any employer may withhold an amount from an offender's paycheck sufficient to cover the fees described in Section
47-7-49
and pay the amount to the department monthly.
(3)
This section shall not apply to offenders who are self-employed.
(4)
The board shall coordinate with the department to promulgate rules and regulations to administer this section.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 426, SB 2273,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-37.1 - Revocation of probation or post-release supervision

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence, that a probationer or a person under post-release supervision has committed a felony or absconded, the court may revoke his probation and impose any or all of the sentence. For purposes of this section, "absconding from supervision" means the failure of a probationer to report to his supervising officer for six (6) or more consecutive months.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 448, § 3, eff. 4/20/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-38 - Graduated sanctions as alternative to judicial modification or revocation of parole, probation or post-release supervision

(1)
The department shall have the authority to impose graduated sanctions as an alternative to judicial modification or revocation, as provided in Sections
47-7-27
and
47-7-37
, for offenders on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who commit technical violations of the conditions of supervision as defined by Section
47-7-2
.
(2)
The commissioner shall develop a standardized graduated sanctions system, which shall include a grid to guide field officers in determining the suitable response to a technical violation. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the development and application of the system of sanctions. Field officers shall be required to conform to the sanction grid developed.
(3)
The system of sanctions shall include a list of sanctions for the most common types of violations. When determining the sanction to impose, the field officer shall take into account the offender's assessed risk level, previous violations and sanctions, and severity of the current and prior violations.
(4)
Field officers shall notify the sentencing court when a probationer has committed a technical violation or the parole board when a parolee has committed a technical violation of the type of violation and the sanction imposed. When the technical violation is an arrest for a new criminal offense, the field officer shall notify the court within forty-eight (48) hours of becoming aware of the arrest.
(5)
The graduated sanctions that the department may impose include, but shall not be limited to:
(a)
Verbal warnings;
(b)
Increased reporting;
(c)
Increased drug and alcohol testing;
(d)
Mandatory substance abuse treatment;
(e)
Loss of earned-discharge credits; and
(f)
Incarceration in a county jail for no more than two (2) days. Incarceration as a sanction shall not be used more than two (2) times per month for a total period incarcerated of no more than four (4) days.
(6)
The system shall also define positive reinforcements that offenders will receive for compliance with conditions of supervision. These positive reinforcements shall include, but not limited to:
(a)
Verbal recognition;
(b)
Reduced reporting; and
(c)
Credits for earned discharge which shall be awarded pursuant to Section
47-7-40
.
(7)
The Department of Corrections shall provide semiannually to the Oversight Task Force the number and percentage of offenders who have one or more violations during the year, the average number of violations per offender during the year and the total and average number of incarceration sanctions as defined in subsection (5) of this section imposed during the year.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 54, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-38.1 - Technical violation centers

(1)
The Department of Corrections shall establish technical violation centers to detain probation and parole violators revoked by the court or parole board.
(2)
The department shall place an offender in a violation center for a technical violation as ordered by the board pursuant to Section
47-7-27
and the sentencing court pursuant to Section
47-7-37
.
(3)
The violation centers shall be equipped to address the underlying factors that led to the offender's violation as identified based on the results of a risk and needs assessment. At a minimum each violation center shall include substance abuse services shown to reduce recidivism and a reduction in the use of illicit substances or alcohol, education programs, employment preparation and training programs and behavioral programs.
(4)
As required by Section
47-5-20(b)
, the department shall notify, by certified mail, each member of the board of supervisors of the county in which the violation center shall be located of the department's intent to convert an existing department facility to a technical violation center.
(5)
The department shall establish rules and regulations for the implementation and operation of the technical violation centers.
(6)
The Department of Corrections shall provide to the Oversight Task Force semiannually the average daily population of the technical violation centers, the number of admissions to the technical violation centers, and the average time served in the technical violation centers.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 61, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-39 - Change of residence; transfer

If, for good and sufficient reasons, a probationer desires to change his residence within or without the state, such transfer may be effected by application to his field supervisor which transfer shall be subject to the court's consent and subject to such regulations as the court, or judge, may require.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-26; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 13; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 89; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 109; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 119; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 119, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-40 - Earned-discharge program; eligibility; accrual of earned-discharge credits

(1)
The commissioner shall establish rules and regulations for implementing the earned-discharge program that allows offenders on probation and parole to reduce the period of supervision for complying with conditions of probation. The department shall have the authority to award earned-discharge credits to all offenders placed on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who are in compliance with the terms and conditions of supervision. An offender serving a Mississippi sentence for an eligible offense in any jurisdiction under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall be eligible for earned-discharge credits under this section. Offenders shall not be denied earned-discharge credits solely based on nonpayment of fees or fines if a hardship waiver has been granted as provided in Section
47-7-49
.
(2)
For each full calendar month of compliance with the conditions of supervision, earned-discharge credits equal to the number of days in that month shall be deducted from the offender's sentence discharge date. Credits begin to accrue for eligible offenders after the first full calendar month of compliance supervision conditions. For the purposes of this section, an offender is deemed to be in compliance with the conditions of supervision if there was no violation of the conditions of supervision.
(3)
No earned-discharge credits may accrue for a calendar month in which a violation report has been submitted, the offender has absconded from supervision, the offender is serving a term of imprisonment in a technical violation center, or for the months between the submission of the violation report and the final action on the violation report by the court or the board.
(4)
Earned-discharge credits shall be applied to the sentence within thirty (30) days of the end of the month in which the credits were earned. At least every six (6) months, an offender who is serving a sentence eligible for earned-discharge credits shall be notified of the current sentence discharge date.
(5)
Once the combination of time served on probation, parole or post-release supervision, and earned-discharge credits satisfy the term of probation, parole, or post-release supervision, the board or sentencing court shall order final discharge of the offender. No less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of final discharge, the department shall notify the sentencing court and the board of the impending discharge.
(6)
The department shall provide semiannually to the Oversight Task Force the number and percentage of offenders who qualify for earned discharge in one or more months of the year and the average amount of credits earned within the year.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 466, HB 1352,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 55, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-41 - Discharge from probation

When a probationer shall be discharged from probation by the court of original jurisdiction, the field supervisor, upon receiving a written request from the probationer, shall forward a written report of the record of the probationer to the Division of Community Corrections of the department, which shall present a copy of this report to the Governor. The Governor may, in his discretion, at any time thereafter by appropriate executive order restore any civil rights lost by the probationer by virtue of his conviction or plea of guilty in the court of original jurisdiction.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-27; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 14; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 90; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 110; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 120; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 120; Laws, 1992, ch. 511, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 624, § 7, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-43 - Application of provisions

The provisions of this chapter are hereby extended to all persons who, at the effective date thereof, may be on parole, or eligible to be placed on parole under existing laws, with the same force and effect as if this chapter had been in operation at the time such persons were placed on parole or become eligible to be placed thereon, as the case may be.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-17; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 18; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 111; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 121; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 121, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-45 - Provisions inapplicable to Oakley Youth Development Center

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to probation under the Youth Court Law nor to parole from the Oakley Youth Development Center.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-18; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 19; Laws, 1956, ch. 262, § 8; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 112; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 122; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 122; Laws, 2010, ch. 554, § 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-51 - Correctional Training Revolving Fund

(1)
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund, which shall be known as the Correctional Training Revolving Fund. This fund shall be used to develop and implement the comprehensive correction training program authorized in Chapter 509, Laws of 1990. These funds may be used to construct and renovate training facilities, purchase training equipment for the hiring of instructors, and to pay operating expenses to accomplish and fulfill the purposes of the training program.
(2)
The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish guidelines for the use and accountability of such funds.
Laws, 1990, ch. 509, § 17, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-53 - Department of Corrections to assume duties, powers and responsibilities of Parole Board

If the Parole Board is abolished, the Department of Corrections shall assume and exercise all the duties, powers and responsibilities of the State Parole Board. The Commissioner of Corrections may assign to the appropriate officers and divisions any powers and duties deemed appropriate to carry out the duties and powers of the Parole Board. Wherever the terms "State Parole Board" or "Parole Board" appear in any state law, they shall mean the Department of Corrections.
Laws, 1994, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 25, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 569, § 3, eff. 5/14/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-55) › Section 47-7-55 - Parole Commission; creation; purpose; membership; compensation

(1)
There is hereby created a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to be known as the Parole Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission." The commission shall study and make recommendations to the Legislature related to the abolition of parole, the complete and thorough classification of inmates prior to sentencing and sentencing standards.
(2)
The commission shall consist of the following members:
(a)
Three (3) members of the House Judiciary "B" Committee and three (3) members of the House Penitentiary Committee appointed by the Speaker.
(b)
Three (3) members of the Senate Corrections Committee and three (3) members of the Senate Judiciary Committee appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(3)
The Chairman of the Senate Corrections Committee and the Chairman of the House Penitentiary Committee shall serve as co-chair of the commission.
(4)
The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 2, 1996.
(5)
For attending meetings of the commission, members of the commission shall receive per diem as provided by Section
25-3-69
, and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section
5-1-47
. The members of the commission shall obtain the approval of the Management Committee of the House of Representatives and the Contingent Expense Committee of the Senate for per diem and travel expense expenditures of the commission. The members of the commission shall not receive per diem or expenses while the Legislature is in session. All expenses incurred by and on behalf of the commission shall be paid from the contingency funds of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(6)
In conducting its activities pursuant to this section, the commission may elicit the support of and participation by federal, state and local agencies and interested associations, organizations and individuals. The commission may appoint an advisory committee whose members shall serve without compensation. The advisory committee may consist of judges, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, medical professionals, correctional personnel and any other individual or groups that the commission desires to place on the advisory committee.
Laws, 1994, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 25, § 7; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 13, eff. 6/30/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › UNIFORM ACT FOR OUT-OF-STATE PAROLEE SUPERVISION (§§ 47-7-71 — 47-7-73) › Section 47-7-73 - Notification to county and municipal officials; probation or parole of out-of-state parolee

The Department of Corrections shall notify the sheriff of the county and the police chief of each municipality in the county when a person is placed on probation or released on parole to reside in the county under the Uniform Act for Out-of-state Parolee Supervision.
Laws, 1998, ch. 532, § 1, eff. 4/17/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION (§§ 47-7-81 — 47-7-85) › Section 47-7-83 - Supervision of offenders from participating states

Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may assume the duties of supervision over offenders of any sending state who were convicted of misdemeanors. The Department of Corrections may not supervise offenders convicted of misdemeanors of states that are not participating in the compact.
Laws, 2004, ch. 457, § 2, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-7-1 — 47-7-101) › INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION (§§ 47-7-81 — 47-7-85) › Section 47-7-85 - Application fee for out-of-state transfer; funds received to defray compact expenses

Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may charge a one-time application fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to each offender applying for out-of-state transfer under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Payments received under this section shall be deposited into a special fund which is created in the State Treasury. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the Department of Corrections, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to defray costs incurred by the department under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Laws, 2004, ch. 457, § 3; Laws, 2006, ch. 359, § 1, eff. 3/13/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

As used in this section:
(a)
"Biomass" means bioenergy feedstocks from forest products manufacturing, including, without limitation:
(i)
Forest products manufacturing residuals, including, without limitation:
1.
Pulping liquors;
2.
Pulping byproducts;
3.
Woody manufacturing residuals;
4.
Paper recycling residuals;
5.
Wastewater and processed water treatment plant residuals; and
6.
Anaerobic digester biogas;
(ii)
Harvest residues, including, without limitation, trees or portions of harvested trees;
(iii)
Downed wood from extreme weather events or natural disasters;
(iv)
Nonhazardous landscape or right-of-way trimmings and municipal trimmings;
(v)
Plant material removed for purposes of invasive or noxious plant species control;
(vi)
Biowaste, including, without limitation, landfill gas;
(vii)
Forest biomass derived from residues created as a byproduct of timber harvesting;
(viii)
Forest management activities conducted for timber stand improvement or to increase yield, ecological restoration or to maintain or enhance forest health;
(ix)
Biomass materials described by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as fuels under 40 CFR Statute 241.1 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023; and
(x)
Other used wood products, including, without limitation, crates and pallets.
(b)
"Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage" means the process of capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide from biomass energy generation.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 308, SB 2059,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-NEW-003 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(1)
Bioenergy produced from biomass is considered renewable and carbon neutral. When the bioenergy produced from biomass is paired with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, the bioenergy is carbon negative.
(2)
Bioenergy produced from agricultural harvesting is considered renewable and carbon neutral. When the bioenergy produced from agricultural harvesting is paired with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, the bioenergy is carbon negative.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 308, SB 2059,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-1-1 - Definitions

Wherever used in this chapter, or in any other statute, or rule or regulation affecting the former State Game and Fish Commission and any of its functions or duties:
(a)
"Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(b)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(c)
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(d)
"Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Codes, 1942, §§ 5843.1, 5867; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1938, ch. 364; Laws, 1946, ch. 423, § 5; Laws, 1948, ch. 251, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 147, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 188, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 27; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 110; Laws, 1994, ch. 592, § 4; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 11, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-1-3 - Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks assuming powers and duties of Commission on Wildlife Conservation

The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife Conservation and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife Conservation, and wherever the term "Mississippi Commission on Wildlife Conservation" appears in any law the same shall mean the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The Executive Director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as it deems appropriate to carry out the lawful duties of the department, and expend funds as lawfully appropriated.
Codes, 1942, § 5841; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, ch. 193; Laws, 1944, ch. 234, § 1; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 186, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 147, § 1; Laws, 1958, ch. 172, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 163, § 1 Para.Para. (a)-(e); Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 28; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 111, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-1-4 - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to assume powers and duties of Department of Wildlife Conservation

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Department of Wildlife Conservation and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Department of Wildlife Conservation, and wherever the term "Department of Wildlife Conservation" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The executive director may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of the department.
Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 113, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-1-65) › Section 49-1-5 - and 49-1-7 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1978, ch. 484, § 30, eff. 7/1/1979.
§ 49-1-5. [Codes, 1942, §§ 5841, 5843; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, chs. 193, 197; Laws, 1938, ch. 178; Laws, 1942, ch. 250; Laws, 1944, ch. 234; Laws, 1946, ch. 423, § 1; Laws, 1948, chs. 254, 255, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 186, §§ 1, 3; Laws, 1956, ch. 147, §§ 1, 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 172, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 163, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 14] § 49-1-7. [Codes, 1942, § 5843; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, ch. 197; Laws, 1938, ch. 178; Laws, 1942, ch. 250; Laws, 1944, ch. 234; Laws, 1946, ch. 423, § 1; Laws, 1948, ch. 254, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 186, § 3; Laws, 1956, ch. 147, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 172, § 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 163, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 14]