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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-401 - Public service work programs; eligibility; limitation

(1)
There is hereby authorized, in each county of the state, a public service work program for state inmates in custody of the county. Such a program may be established at the option of the county in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
. The department shall also recommend rules and regulations concerning the participation of state inmates in the program.
(2)
An inmate shall not be eligible to participate in a work program established in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
if he has been convicted of any crime of violence, including but not limited to murder, aggravated assault, rape, robbery or armed robbery.
(3)
The inmates participating in the work program established in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
are restricted to the performance of public service work for counties, municipalities, the state or nonprofit charitable organizations, as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the Department of Corrections must approve all requests by nonprofit charitable organizations to use offenders to perform any public service work. Upon request of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, or the board of trustees of a county school district, municipal school district or junior college district, the inmates may be permitted to perform work for such boards.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 2; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 89; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 89; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 31; Laws, 1992, ch. 317, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 4; Laws, 2001, ch. 393, § 8, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-403 - Definitions

As used in Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
, the following words and terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them:
(a)
"County inmate" means a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of confinement of one (1) year's duration or less.
(b)
"State inmate" means a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of confinement of more than one (1) year's duration.
(c)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 1; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 90; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 90; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 32, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-405 - Joint state-county work programs; sheriff to adopt regulations

Each county electing to establish a work program under Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
is authorized through its sheriff to adopt regulations and policies for joint state-county work programs, including extending the limits of the place of confinement of an eligible inmate as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will know his trust.
Any rules, regulations or policies promulgated by the sheriff shall be filed with the board of supervisors, and shall be left on file for a minimum of thirty (30) days before any such rules, regulations or policies can be implemented or utilized for any inmate pursuant to the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
. Provided further, such rules as they pertain to state inmates shall also be submitted to the Department of Corrections for approval which shall be granted or rejected within thirty (30) days of submission. If said rules are rejected the reasons therefor shall be stated in writing.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 3; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 91; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 91; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 33, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-407 - Work camps

Any county establishing a work program pursuant to Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
may also establish a work camp to be used in carrying out the program, wherein inmates participating in the program may be housed in lieu of confinement in the county jail.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 4; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 92; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 92, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-409 - Escapes

The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed shall be deemed an escape from a state penal institution in the case of a state inmate, and an escape from the custody of the sheriff in the case of a county inmate, and shall be punishable accordingly.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 5; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 93; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 93, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-411 - Criteria for public service work

The Department of Corrections and the county shall endeavor to secure public service work for eligible inmates under Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
, subject to the following criteria:
(a)
Such work shall not result in the displacement of employed workers.
(b)
Inmates eligible for work shall not be employed to impair any existing contracts.
(c)
Exploitation of eligible inmates, in any form, is prohibited either as it might affect the community, the inmates, the Department of Corrections or the county.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 6; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 94; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 94; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 34, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-413 - Earned time credit

County inmates performing public service work under Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
shall be eligible for earned time credit in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in the county jail or other county correctional facility. State inmates performing public service work shall be eligible for earned time credit in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in state prisons or other state correctional facilities.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 7; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 95; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 95, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-415 - Passes and leaves

The sheriff, in the case of county inmates and state inmates incarcerated in county jails, and the Commissioner of Corrections, in the case of state inmates incarcerated in a Mississippi Department of Corrections facility, may institute a procedure for granting passes and leaves to inmates participating under Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
, and may grant such passes or leaves in deserving cases, not to exceed three (3) days or seventy-two (72) hours.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 8; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 96; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 96; Laws, 1986, ch. 427; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 35, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-417 - Status of participating inmate

No inmate granted privileges under the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the Department of Corrections, the state or any political subdivision thereof, while involved in the free community or while going to and from work or other specified areas or while on furlough pass.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 9; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 97; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 97; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 36, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-419 - Delegation of functions

The sheriff may designate any officer or employee of the county to do and perform for the county any act or function Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
empower the county to do or perform; provided, however, no elected official of the county shall be designated to do or perform any act or function for the county unless such elected officer is agreeable to being so designated.
The Commissioner of Corrections may designate any employee of the State Department of Corrections to do and perform for the department any act or function Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
empower the department to do or perform.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 10; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 98; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 98; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 37, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-401 — 47-5-421) › Section 47-5-421 - Provisions cumulative

The provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws directly inconsistent herewith; and it is specifically provided herein that any work program in operation or functioning pursuant to any local law when Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
become law may be continued pursuant to such local law and shall not be affected in any way by Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
. The county conducting such program may, however, at its option convert the program to a program to be governed by Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
.
Laws, 1982, ch. 456, § 11; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 99; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 99, eff. 3/28/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › USE OF PRISONERS IN COUNTY JAILS TO PICK UP TRASH (§§ 47-5-431 — 47-5-433) › Section 47-5-431 - Use of prisoners in county jails to pick up trash; earned time credit; escapes

(1)
The sheriff may, in his discretion, use any person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony and who is serving all or any part of his sentence in the county jail to pick up trash along public roads and state highways within the county.
(2)
County inmates performing work under this section shall be eligible for earned time credit in the same manner as state inmates. State inmates shall be eligible for earned time credit in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in state prisons or other state correctional facilities.
(3)
Any inmate escaping while participating in the work described herein shall receive an additional five-year sentence.
Laws, 1988, ch. 343, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › USE OF PRISONERS IN COUNTY JAILS TO PICK UP TRASH (§§ 47-5-431 — 47-5-433) › Section 47-5-433 - Use of State Highway vehicles to pick up trash bagged by inmates

The State Highway Commission may furnish vehicles along state highways to pick up trash bagged by inmates.
Laws, 1988, ch. 343, § 2, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › USE OF PRISONERS IN COUNTY JAILS TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN HISTORIC CEMETERIES AND SERVE FOOD IN CONJUNCTION WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (§ 47-5-441) › Section 47-5-441 - Use of county prisoners to preserve and maintain certain historic cemeteries and use of county prison labor to prepare and serve food in county or public facilities in conjunction with certain nonprofit organizations

(1)
Any sheriff, or his designee, may use any person who has been convicted of a nonviolent offense and who is serving all or any part of his sentence in the county jail to clear, clean, stabilize, preserve, maintain and restore historic cemeteries in the county. For the purposes of this section the term "historic cemeteries" means cemeteries that are at least one hundred (100) years old.
(2)
Before undertaking work on an historic cemetery, the sheriff, or his designee, shall contact the Department of Archives and History to obtain information on the appropriate procedures for the preservation and restoration of an historical cemetery.
(3)
Any sheriff, or his designee, may use any person who has been convicted of a crime and is serving all or part of his sentence in the county jail, who volunteers his time, to prepare or serve food in county or public facilities in conjunction with a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Laws, 2003, ch. 532, § 1, eff. 4/20/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-451 - Joint state-county work programs; eligibility; limitations

(1)
There is hereby authorized, in each county of the state, a public service work program for state inmates in custody of the county. Such a program may be established at the option of the county in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
. The department shall also recommend rules and regulations concerning the participation of state inmates in the program.
(2)
An inmate shall not be eligible to participate in a work program established in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
, if he has been convicted of any crime of violence, including, but not limited to, murder, aggravated assault, rape, robbery or armed robbery.
(3)
The inmates participating in the work program established in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-401
through
47-5-421
, are restricted to the performance of public service work for counties, municipalities, the state, nonprofit charitable organizations or churches, as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the Department of Corrections must approve all requests by nonprofit charitable organizations or churches to use offenders to perform any public service work. Upon request of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, or the board of trustees of a county school district, municipal school district or junior college district, the inmates may be permitted to perform work for such boards.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 1; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 38; Laws, 1992, ch. 317, § 2; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 393, § 9; Laws, 2008, ch. 364, § 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-452 - Offenders to clean up abandoned or neglected cemeteries and public roads of the county

Upon written request by a majority of the board of supervisors of any county, the Commissioner of Corrections may authorize offenders committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections to clean abandoned or neglected cemeteries of the county or clean public roads of the county. The offenders shall be under the supervision of the department and the department shall establish all proper regulations for the working, guarding, safekeeping, clothing, housing and subsistence of offenders while working.
Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 35, eff. 4/13/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-453 - Adoption of regulations and policies

Each county board of supervisors electing to establish a work program under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
shall adopt regulations and policies as authorized by the Department of Corrections for joint state-county work programs, including extending the limits of the place of confinement of an eligible inmate as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will know his trust. Extending the limits of the place of confinement may include confinement at the residence of the subject inmate wherein the primary maintenance and care of the inmate shall take place, subject to approval by the department and county.
Violations by inmates participating in such programs of any such rules, regulations or policies shall result in the ineligibility of the inmates to participate in such programs, and shall result in the inmate's immediate incarceration.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 39, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-455 - Establishment of work camps

Any county board of supervisors establishing a work program pursuant to Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
may also establish a work camp to be used in carrying out the program, wherein inmates participating in the program may be housed.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 3; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 3, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-457 - Escapes

The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed shall be deemed an escape from a state penal institution and shall be punishable accordingly.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 4, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-459 - Criteria for public service and private sector work

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the State Department of Corrections and the county board of supervisors shall endeavor to secure public service work or private paid employment for eligible inmates under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
, subject to the following criteria:
(a)
Such work shall not result in the displacement of employed workers.
(b)
Inmates eligible for work shall not be employed to impair any existing contracts.
(c)
Exploitation of eligible inmates, in any form, is prohibited either as it might affect the community, the inmates, the department or the county.
(2)
In those cases in which inmates have been authorized to engage in paid employment in the private sector which has been approved by the Department of Corrections and a county board of supervisors electing to establish a work program under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
, the disposition of funds received by such inmates shall be allocated by the Department of Corrections and the county board of supervisors. The guidelines to be used in the allocation of such funds shall include consideration of the following:
(a)
The cost of maintenance of the inmate in his place of confinement and reimbursement for same to the appropriate person or entity;
(b)
The operating expenses and costs incurred by the county or Department of Corrections in operating such a work program and reimbursement to such county or to the department; and
(c)
Restitution to any victim of the offense for which the inmate was convicted in such amounts and under such conditions as the sentencing court may have imposed.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 5; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 40; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 6, eff. 4/13/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-461 - Earned time credit

State inmates performing public service work or private paid employment under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
shall be eligible for earned time credit allowances in the same manner as other inmates confined or detained in state prisons or other state correctional facilities.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 6, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-463 - Passes and leaves

The Commissioner of Corrections may institute a procedure for granting passes and leaves to inmates participating under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
, and may grant such passes or leaves in deserving cases, not to exceed three (3) days or seventy-two (72) hours.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 7; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 41, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-465 - Status of participating inmate

No inmate granted privileges under Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or involuntary servant of the Department of Corrections, any county board of supervisors, the state or any political subdivision thereof, while involved in the free community or while going to and from work or other specified areas or while on furlough pass.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 8; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 42, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-467 - Delegation of functions

The Commissioner of Corrections may designate any employee of the department to do and perform for the department any act or function which Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
empower the department to do or perform.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 9; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 9; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 43, eff. 5/6/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-469 - Provisions cumulative

The provisions of Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws directly inconsistent herewith; and it is specifically provided herein that any work program in operation or functioning pursuant to any local law when Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
of this chapter become law may be continued pursuant to such local law and shall not be affected in any way by Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
of this chapter. The county board of supervisors conducting such program may, however, at its option, convert the program to a program to be governed by Sections
47-5-451
through
47-5-469
.
Laws, 1985, ch. 489, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 384, § 10, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAM (§§ 47-5-451 — 47-5-473) › Section 47-5-471 - Department of Corrections to make available to requesting counties eligible inmates for participation in state-county work program; counties responsible for transportation and expenses related to housing and caring for inmates

Upon the request of any county for eligible inmates, the Department of Corrections shall make available for participation in the state-county work program in the requesting county any eligible inmates. Upon request and approval of such request by the Department of Corrections, the requesting county shall arrange for transportation of such inmates from the Department of Corrections to such county. Upon receiving any inmates, the county shall be responsible for all expenses related to housing and caring for such inmates but shall be reimbursed by the Department of Corrections at the rate prescribed under Section
47-5-901(2)
. Regardless of any eligibility criteria established by the Department of Corrections, no inmate convicted of a sex crime, a crime of violence as defined by Section
97-3-2
, or any other crime which specifically prohibits parole shall be eligible for participation in the program. The requesting county may, in its sole discretion, refuse any inmate deemed to present an undue risk to such county.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 485, HB 685,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2020.
Added by Laws, 2018, ch. 416, HB 387,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-501 - Legislative intent

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature to provide vocational education and training for offenders in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and simultaneously reimburse the state for the expenses of incarcerating such offenders. To implement this goal, the Legislature intends for the Department of Corrections to work in conjunction with private industry to locate viable industries and businesses on property utilized by the State Prison Correctional System and utilize offenders in the custody of the Department of Corrections as the labor force necessary to conduct their operations.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 7, eff. 4/13/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 534, § 28, eff. 4/4/1990.
Laws, 1983, 409, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 23.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-505 - Selection and evaluation of suitable industries; negotiation of leases and other agreements; ratification

(1)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Economic Development, and the Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service shall collaborate with the Department of Corrections in an initial evaluation of viable industries and businesses readily found in the present economy and a determination of which of these would effectively function within the correctional industries work program. Special consideration shall be given to those industries and businesses which will provide vocational education and training for offenders so as to assist offenders in functioning more successfully following their release from custody.
(2)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, in conjunction with the initial evaluation and determination described in subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Economic Development shall have the primary responsibility of identifying and evaluating acceptable industries and businesses and of acting as an agent of the Department of Corrections by communicating with such concerns and aggressively soliciting their participation in the correctional industries work program.
(3)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, after an acceptable industry or business has expressed an interest in participating in the correctional industries work program, the Department of Corrections shall negotiate any necessary contractual agreements and arrangements between the concern and the Department of Corrections, including (a) leases of up to twenty-five (25) years, renewable at the option of the lessee for an additional ten-year period at the end of each lease term, of any property utilized by the state prison correctional system, and (b) authorization for such industry or business to develop leased property in a manner necessary to conduct the operation or project.
(4)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, any contracts concerning the leasing of real property by the Board of Corrections, any rules and regulations promulgated by the board and the making of any contract by the Department of Corrections with any private business shall be ratified and approved by the Governor's Office of General Services.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, §§ 3, 10; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 230; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 24; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 8, eff. 4/13/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-507 - Vocational training of offenders; employment subsequent to release

The participating industry or business shall be responsible for providing the offenders with any vocational education or training necessary for employment. Upon an offender's release from custody, the participating industry or business may offer such offender a similar employment opportunity at a free-world location or facility operated by the industry or business.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 4, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-509 - Security for facilities; employment status of offenders

The department of corrections shall at all times be responsible for the security of the facility being used for the operation or project. No offender granted privileges under the provisions of Section
47-5-501
et seq. shall be deemed to be an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the participating industry or business while working in the correctional industries work program, or while going to and from employment or other specified areas.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 5, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-511 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 534, § 28, eff. 4/4/1990.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-513 - Disposition of funds received

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, proceeds of funds paid by industries or businesses participating in the correctional industries work program shall be paid into the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Corrections for the operating expenses of the department.
Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 7; Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 9, eff. 4/13/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-515 - Work training programs for offenders in trades for which there is a shortage of workers; cooperation with private industry

(1)
The Department of Corrections shall establish work training programs in conjunction with private industry to provide training to offenders in those trades in which there is a shortage of workers.
(2)
The commissioner may cooperate with private industry for the establishment of work training programs.
(3)
Private industry shall provide the training at state correctional facilities.
Laws, 1999, ch. 567, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES WORK PROGRAMS (§§ 47-5-501 — 47-5-517) › Section 47-5-517 - Work program for data processing entry at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

The Department of Corrections shall contract with the Department of Economic and Community Development for a training and work program for inmates to perform data processing entry at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.
Laws, 1999, ch. 586, § 1, eff. 4/22/1999
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-531 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Short title of Sections 47-5-531 through 47-5-575

Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
shall be known as the "Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990."
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 10, eff. 4/13/1996.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-533 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Legislative findings

(1)
It is the finding of the Legislature that prison industry programs of the State Department of Corrections are uniquely different from other programs operated or conducted by other departments in that it is essential to the state that the prison industry programs provide inmates with useful activities that can lead to meaningful employment after release in order to assist in reducing the return of inmates to the system.
(2)
It is further the finding of the Legislature that the mission of a prison industry program is:
(a)
To reduce the cost of state government by operating prison industries primarily with inmate labor, which industries do not seek to unreasonably compete with private enterprise;
(b)
To serve the rehabilitative goals of the state by duplicating as nearly as possible, the operating activities of a free-enterprise type of profit-making enterprise; and
(c)
To serve the security goals of the state by reducing the idleness of inmates and by providing an incentive for good behavior while in prison.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 11, eff. 4/13/1996.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-535 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Legislative intent

(1)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, it is the intent of the Legislature that a nonprofit corporation be organized and formed, within sixty (60) days from April 4, 1990, to lease and manage the prison industry programs of the Mississippi Correctional Industries. The corporation created and established shall be a body politic and corporate, may acquire and hold real and personal property, may receive, hold and dispense monies appropriated to it by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi received from the federal government, received from the sale of products, goods, and services which it produces, and received from any other sources whatsoever.
(2)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, it is the further intent of the Legislature that the nonprofit corporation shall create any additional prison industry program as it deems fit, and any such program shall be created in compliance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
.
(3)
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, it is the further intent of the Legislature that such nonprofit corporation shall have exclusive rights to operate any prison industry program and when such corporation is lawfully formed, no other public or private entity shall be allowed to carry out the provisions of Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
.
(4)
It is the further intent of the Legislature, that the nonprofit corporation which is required to be organized and formed under Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
shall locate and operate prison industries at any state correctional facility with the approval of the Commissioner of Corrections. It is the intent of the Legislature that the nonprofit corporation locate and operate such industries in an orderly and expeditious manner. Such corporation may locate and operate prison industries at other prison satellites, at community work centers in the state, at any private correctional facility which houses state inmates and at any regional correctional facility as authorized under Section
47-5-931
. No industrial prison program shall be located at a site other than state prison facilities approved by the commissioner.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 3; Laws, 1992, ch. 506, § 7; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 12; Laws, 1997, ch. 530, § 1, eff. 4/10/1997.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 464, HB 863,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-537 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Formation of nonprofit corporation; programs of Division of Vocational Rehabilitation not to be prison industries

The Secretary of State, or his designee, shall assist the Department of Corrections and the Department of Finance and Administration in the formation of the nonprofit corporation, and within sixty (60) days after the formation of the corporation, the corporation shall apply for exemption from federal tax under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any program of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the State Department of Human Services shall not be classified as prison industries under the provisions of Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 13, eff. 4/13/1996.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-539 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Definitions

For the purposes of Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
, the following terms shall have the following meaning unless the context shall provide otherwise:
(a)
"Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the corporation established under this chapter.
(b)
"Corporation" means the private nonprofit corporation which is required to be organized and formed to carry out the provisions of Sections
47-5-531
through
47-5-575
regarding prison industries.
(c)
"Department" means the State Department of Corrections.
(d)
"Inmate" means any person under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Corrections who is incarcerated within any of the following state, regional or private correctional facilities:
(i)
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility;
(ii)
Marshall County Correctional Facility;
(iii)
Mississippi State Penitentiary;
(iv)
Delta Correctional Facility;
(v)
Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women;
(vi)
South Mississippi Correctional Institution;
(vii)
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility;
(viii)
Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility;
(ix)
Carroll/Montgomery County Regional Correctional Facility;
(x)
George/Greene County Correctional Facility;
(xi)
Bolivar County Correctional Facility;
(xii)
Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility;
(xiii)
Holmes/Humphreys County Correctional Facility;
(xiv)
Issaquena County Correctional Facility;
(xv)
Kemper/Neshoba County Regional Correctional Facility;
(xvi)
Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility;
(xvii)
Leake County Correctional Facility;
(xviii)
Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility;
(xix)
Washington County Regional Correctional Facility;
(xx)
Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility;
(xxi)
Stone County Correctional Facility;
(xxii)
Winston/Choctaw County Correctional Facility;
(xxiii)
East Mississippi Correctional Facility; and
(xxiv)
Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
(e)
"Prison industry program" means any program which is considered to be a part of any prison industry in this state.
(f)
"Prison agricultural enterprises" means all agricultural endeavors as defined in Section
47-5-353
.
(g)
"Work initiative" or "initiative" means the program authorized in Section
47-5-579
.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 5; Laws, 1992, ch. 506, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 14, eff. 4/13/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 493, SB 2437,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 464, HB 863,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-543 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Lease of existing prison industries to corporation; exception for agricultural enterprises land, equipment, etc.

(1)
Within sixty (60) days after the formation of the corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section
47-5-535
, the State Department of Corrections shall lease to the corporation all existing prison industries including the buildings, land, furnishings, equipment and other chattel used in the operation of such industries. Such lease shall be agreed upon by the State Department of Corrections, State Department of Finance and Administration and the corporation. The initial term of such lease shall not exceed six (6) years, provided that such lease may be renewed for additional successive terms of years not to exceed six (6) years in any one (1) renewal. No sublease to the corporation shall be in excess of that amount for which the department is obligated to pay under any lease agreement with any other state agency. Any receivable and remaining funds shall be transferred to the corporation after the payment of any existing liabilities. No operating loss of any type shall be transferred to the corporation. The State Department of Corrections shall continue to manage and operate the prison industries until such industries are leased to the corporation. When leasing any prison industry program to the corporation, the corporation shall exercise a reasonable effort to employ any personnel of the State Department of Corrections who are currently involved in any prison industry program being leased to the corporation. Before the leasing of the prison industries, buildings, lands and other items mentioned herein to the corporation, the State Auditor of Public Accounts shall perform a comprehensive audit of all the items and things mentioned herein which are to be leased by the department to the corporation. The corporation may expand, eliminate, suspend or alter any of its industries as it sees fit.
(2)
Any lands, buildings, equipment, furnishings, livestock, supplies and vehicles used in the department's farming operations which were leased or transferred to the nonprofit corporation under subsection (1) shall be transferred to the department. Any personnel in the department's farming operations employed by the nonprofit corporation who desire to be reassigned to the department and who are under state service may be reassigned to the department.
(3)
The department is not required to lease land, buildings, equipment, furnishings or other chattel used in its prison agricultural enterprises.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 7; Laws, 1992, ch. 506 § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 16; Laws, 2001, ch. 434, § 1, eff. 3/14/2001.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE (§§ 47-1-1 — 47-7-101) › Chapter 5 - CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM (§§ 47-5-1 — 47-5-1517) › MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990 (§§ 47-5-531 — 47-5-579) › Section 47-5-545 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Procedures for establishing new prison industries

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, after the commissioning and implementation of a marketing feasibility study for any proposed new prison industry, the corporation may establish such prison industry. Before any new industry is established, the corporation shall hold a hearing to determine the impact such industry may have on the private sector market. The corporation shall provide adequate and advance notice regarding the nature, time, date and place of such hearing. After the hearing which is required under this section, the corporation may commence negotiations with the State Department of Corrections, with the Secretary of State, or his designee, serving as a mediator, regarding the leasing of land and other chattels for the purpose of establishing any new industry.
Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 8; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 17, eff. 4/13/1996.
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 464, SB 2445,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2024.