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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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-177 - Notice requirements prior to release of offenders

At least fifteen (15) days prior to the release of an offender from the custody of the department because of discharge, parole, pardon, temporary personal leave or pass, or otherwise, except for sickness or death in the offender's family, the director of records of the department shall give written or electronic notice of such release to the sheriff of the county and to the chief of police of the municipality where the offender was convicted. If the offender is paroled to a county other than the county of conviction, the director of records shall give written or electronic notice of the release to the sheriff, district attorney and circuit judge of the county and to the chief of police of the municipality where the offender is paroled and to the sheriff of the county and to the chief of police of the municipality where the offender was convicted. The department shall notify the parole officer of the county where the offender is paroled or discharged to probation of any chronic mental disorder incurred by the offender, of any type of infectious disease for which the offender has been examined and treated, and of any medications provided to the offender for such conditions.
The commissioner shall require the director of records to clearly identify the notice of release of an offender who has been convicted of arson at any time. The fact that the offender to be released had been convicted of arson at any time shall appear prominently on the notice of release and the sheriff shall notify all officials who are responsible for investigation of arson within the county of such offender's release and the chief of police shall notify all such officials within the municipality of such offender's release.
Laws, 1985, ch. 444, § 1; Laws, 1987, ch. 388; Laws, 1990, ch. 399, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 427, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 365, § 1, eff. 3/15/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 457, HB 585, 51, eff. 7/1/2014.
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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-178 - Provision of hospice care services to terminally ill inmates authorized

The Department of Corrections is authorized to provide for hospice care services for inmates who are confined in facilities under the jurisdiction of the department and who are terminally ill as defined in Section
41-85-3
. The department may have those hospice care services provided by properly qualified employees of the department or may contract for the providing of the hospice care services. If the department provides the hospice care services with department employees, the department is not required to have a license under the Mississippi Hospice Law.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 496, HB 936,§ 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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-179 - Department of Corrections to deduct nonemergency medical expenses from inmate accounts

(1)
The responsibility for paying the expenses of nonemergency medical care, treatment and medicine of an inmate is the responsibility of the inmate receiving the care, treatment and medicine.
(2)
The Department of Corrections is authorized to deduct the payment for nonemergency medical care, treatment and medicine from an inmate's account and accept payment from other reimbursement programs.
Laws, 1995, ch. 601, § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.
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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-180 - Appointment of commissioner to make health-care decisions for offender who lacks capacity and does not have relative available; procedure; applicability of Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act

(1)
The following words and phrases that are used in this section are defined in Section
41-41-203
: advance health-care directive, agent, capacity, guardian, health-care decision, individual instruction, person, power of attorney for health care and surrogate.
(2)
For an offender who is a resident of Mississippi, the department may petition the chancery court of the county of residence of the offender to appoint the commissioner as guardian for an offender who lacks the capacity to make a health-care decision and who does not have a relative or other person available to make the decision.
(3)
The department may, consistent with Sections
41-41-201
through
41-41-229
, provide an offender with the forms necessary to execute an advance health-care directive.
(4)
The department shall place an original or copy of the directive in the offender's medical record, attach the directive to the offender's commitment report and provide a copy of the directive to case management.
(5)
If a department physician determines that an offender's life expectancy is less than one (1) year or that the offender is to undergo certain medical procedures to be determined by the department medical director, the department shall provide the offender with the opportunity to alter or execute a written advance health-care directive.
(6)
When the department provides an offender with the forms necessary to execute an advance health-care directive, Sections
41-41-201
through
41-41-229
and the following provisions apply:
(a)
Absent a court order to the contrary, an offender in the department's custody shall not act as the agent, guardian or surrogate for the offender executing an advance health-care directive. But the principal offender may designate another offender as the agent, guardian or surrogate without judicial approval if the offenders are related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(b)
Absent a court order to the contrary, a department employee shall not act as the agent, guardian or surrogate for the offender executing an advance health-care directive. But the principal offender may designate a department employee as the agent, guardian or surrogate without judicial approval if the offender and the employee are related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(c)
In addition to the restrictions in Section
41-41-205
, neither an offender in the department's custody nor a department employee shall be used as a witness for a power of attorney for health care that an offender executes while in the department's custody.
Laws, 2012, ch. 529, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-181 - Conversion of community work centers to pre-release centers

(1)
The Department of Corrections is authorized to convert four (4) community work centers to pre-release centers. The department shall convert the community work centers as follows: one (1) center in the northern part of the state, two (2) centers in the central part of the state, and one (1) center in the southern part of the state.
(2)
The department may place any inmate in a pre-release center if:
(a)
the inmate is within one (1) year of his or her earliest release date, and
(b)
the inmate is approved for placement by the classification hearing officer and the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(3)
The department shall notify, by certified mail, each member of the board of supervisors of the county in which the center is located of the department's intent to convert the community work center to a pre-release center. The board of supervisors shall have thirty (30) days after the date of the mailing to disapprove the conversion of the center. If the board of supervisors disapproves of the pre-release center, the department shall not convert the community work center.
Laws, 1996, ch. 349, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 393, § 7; Laws, 2007, ch. 414, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
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) › OFFENDERS (§§ 47-5-110 — 47-5-183) › Section 47-5-183 - Department of Corrections may create a postconviction DNA database

The Mississippi Department of Corrections is authorized, subject to the availability of funds, to secure a biological sample for purposes of DNA identification analysis from every individual convicted of a felony or in its custody before release from or transfer to a state correctional facility or county jail or other detention facility.
Laws, 2003, ch. 459, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-191 - Definitions

As used in Sections
47-5-191
through
47-5-195
, "alcoholic beverage" shall have the meaning defined in Section
67-1-5
of the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law of the State of Mississippi; "controlled substance" means any substance defined as a controlled substance by the Uniform Controlled Substances Law of the State of Mississippi; "narcotic drug" means any substance defined as a narcotic drug by Section
41-29-105
; "weapon or deadly weapon" shall mean any weapon or firearm mentioned in Section
97-37-1
, and any rifle or shotgun regardless of barrel length; and "contraband" means coin or currency, money orders, traveler's checks, promissory notes, credit cards, personal checks or other negotiable instruments, knives, sharpened instruments, tools, explosives, ammunition and drug paraphernalia as defined in Section
41-29-105(v)
.
Laws, 1978, ch. 394, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 341, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 423, § 3; Laws, 1995, ch. 420, § 2, eff. 3/15/1995.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-192 - Possession of prohibited items by persons other than offenders

(1)
The Commissioner of Corrections may prohibit the possession by employees or officers of the Department of Corrections or any person allowed upon the premises of a correctional facility under his jurisdiction of any item, the possession of which by offenders is prohibited or regulated.
(2)
The commissioner may distinguish between classes of employees and visitors and may establish zones or designate areas or facilities where such regulations apply in his discretion and as necessary for security and orderly operation of prison facilities.
(3)
The commissioner shall promulgate rules authorized by this section in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act.
(4)
Any person who violates a duly enacted rule authorized by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Laws, 1986, ch. 423, § 2, eff. 4/1/1986.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-193 - Prohibitions generally; circuit court authorized to order disabling of contraband cell phone service from carrier

(1)
It is unlawful for any officer or employee of the department, of any county sheriff's department, of any private correctional facility in this state in which offenders are confined, of any municipal or other correctional facility in this state, or for any other person or offender to possess, furnish, attempt to furnish, or assist in furnishing to any offender confined in this state any weapon, deadly weapon, unauthorized electronic device, contraband item, or cell phone or any of its components or accessories to include, but not limited to, Subscriber Information Module (SIM) cards or chargers. It is unlawful for any person or offender to take, attempt to take, or assist in taking any weapon, deadly weapon, unauthorized electronic device, contraband item, cell phone or any of its components or accessories to include, but not limited to, Subscriber Information Module (SIM) cards or chargers on property within the state belonging to the department, a county, a municipality, or other entity that is occupied or used by offenders, except as authorized by law.
(2)
The circuit court is authorized to issue an order to disable the contraband cell phone service from the carrier.
Laws, 1978, ch. 394, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 423, § 4; Laws, 1996, ch. 420, §; Laws, 1998, ch. 391, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 429, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 439, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 415, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 325, § 1, eff. 4/5/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 449, SB 2704,§ 1, eff. 4/3/2019.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-194 - Prohibition against possession of cash or negotiable instruments; limitations upon prohibition; confiscation of money found in excess of allowable amounts; disposition of moneys confiscated

(1)
It is unlawful for any offender committed to the department to possess:
(a)
Coin or currency on his person or in premises assigned to him or under his control;
(b)
A money order, traveler's check, promissory note, credit card, personal check or other negotiable instrument.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to offenders who are granted a parole; placed on work release, supervised earned release, earned probation or probation; or granted leave for the duration of such leave; however, these offenders may be restricted by the parole or probation order or by order of the commissioner with respect to amounts or form of money possessed or controlled by the offenders.
(3)
A violation of subsection (1) shall be considered a rules violation or a violation of the conditions of parole or probation as the case may be and shall be processed in the manner of similar violations.
(4)
Any money possessed by an offender may be confiscated by the corrections officer who discovers the possession. The department shall establish a policy and procedure for the collection and accounting of all confiscated funds. All confiscated coin or currency shall be deposited in a special fund which is created in the State Treasury. The money in this special fund may be appropriated by the Legislature to enhance the security of the department's facilities. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, but funds may be expended only by appropriation approved by the Legislature. Any interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
(5)
The possession of coin, currency, money order, traveler's check or other negotiable instrument on the grounds of a facility is prohibited.
(6)
The department shall establish a cashless system for facilities no later than July 1, 1996. The department shall provide lockers for visitors to place prohibited items when on grounds of a facility. The department is authorized to charge visitors an hourly rental fee for use of the lockers. Community work centers and restitution centers are exempt unless designated by the commissioner as being included in the cashless system.
Laws, 1986, ch. 423, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 319, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 420, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 372, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 421, § 1, eff. 7/1/1996.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-195 - Penalties for violations

Any person who violates any provision of Section
47-5-193
or
47-5-194
shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement in the Penitentiary for not less than three (3) years nor more than fifteen (15) years, and may be fined not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or both.
Laws, 1978, ch. 394, § 3; Laws, 1998, ch. 391, § 2, eff. 7/1/1998.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-196 - Mandatory drug testing of employees of Department of Corrections

The Department of Corrections shall develop and implement a drug testing program for its employees no later than July 1, 1997. The department shall develop a written policy for alcohol and drug testing of employees to deter the use of alcohol and drugs at its facilities and to ensure an alcohol and drug free environment at correctional facilities. Participation by employees is mandatory and the tests may be conducted in a random manner.
Laws, 1997, ch. 400, § 1, eff. 3/18/1997.
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) › ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, NARCOTIC DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER CONTRABAND (§§ 47-5-191 — 47-5-198) › Section 47-5-198 - Sale, possession, or use of controlled substances or narcotic drugs within facilities; knowledge by employees; punishment for violations

(1)
It is unlawful for any person to sell within, bring to, or be in possession of, in any correctional facility or convict camp within the state or any county, municipal or other jail within the state, except as authorized by law, any controlled substance or narcotic drug.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person who is the keeper or officer in charge of the facility, camp or jail, or who is employed in or about the facility, camp or jail to knowingly permit any controlled substance or narcotic drug to be sold, possessed or used therein contrary to law.
(3)
Any person who violates the provisions of this section and is convicted shall be fined up to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and be punished by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than seven (7) years; and the person is not eligible for probation, parole, suspension of sentence, earned time allowance or any other reduction of sentence.
Laws, 1998, ch. 391, § 3, eff. 7/1/1998.
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 OFFENDERS AND VOLUNTEER EFFORT [Repealed] (§ 47-5-201) › Section 47-5-201 - through 47-5-209 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1981, ch. 386, § 1, eff. 7/1/1981.
Laws, 1978, ch. 334, §§ 1-5.
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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-301 - Short title

Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
may be cited as the "Penitentiary-Made Goods Law of 1978."
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 1; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 75; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 75, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-303 - Declaration of purpose

The aims and purposes of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
are:
(a)
To utilize the labor of offenders for self-maintenance and for reimbursing this state for expenses incurred by reason of their crimes and imprisonment; and
(b)
To effect the requisitioning and disbursement of penitentiary products directly through established state authorities and to permit the sale of such products to the public.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 1; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 76; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 76, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-305 - Authorization to purchase materials and engage supervisory personnel; sale of products to public; contracts with private enterprise

(1)
The State Department of Corrections is authorized to purchase, in the manner prescribed by law, equipment, raw materials and supplies, and to engage the supervisory personnel necessary to establish and maintain for this state at the penitentiary or any penal farm or institution now or hereafter under the control of such department industries for the utilization of services of offenders in the manufacture or production of such articles or products as may be needed for the construction, operation, maintenance or use of any commission, department, institution or other agency supported in whole or in part by this state and the political subdivisions thereof. The State Department of Corrections is further authorized to sell such products to the public.
(2)
The Department of Corrections is authorized to contract for work projects from outside sources, including private enterprise, for processing, fabrication or repair; however, preference shall be given to the performance of such work projects for any commission, department, institution or other agency of the state.
(3)
The Department of Corrections is further authorized to contract with private or public industrial and business enterprises regarding the location of operations or projects upon any property utilized by the state prison correctional system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 3; Laws, 1981, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 409, § 8; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 77; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 77; Laws, 1992, ch. 506, § 6, eff. 5/15/1992.
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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-307 - Purchase of penitentiary-made goods by other state agencies; state and commercial specifications

(1)
On and after the establishment of the industries provided for in Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
, all commissions, departments, institutions and other agencies of this state, which are supported in whole or in part by this state, may purchase from the State Department of Corrections all articles or products required by such commissions, departments, institutions or agencies which are produced or manufactured by the State Department of Corrections with the use of penitentiary labor as provided for by Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
. All purchases made by state agencies shall be made through the State Fiscal Management Board upon requisition by the proper authority of the commission, department, institution or agency. Political subdivisions of this state may purchase directly from the State Department of Corrections.
(2)
Any article or product manufactured by the State Department of Corrections for sale through the State Fiscal Management Board to any commission, department, institution or agency of the state or to any political subdivision thereof, shall be manufactured and/or produced only upon state specifications developed by and through the State Fiscal Management Board. However, if such specifications have not been developed by the State Fiscal Management Board, then production may be based upon commercial specifications in current use by industry for the manufacture of such articles and products for sale to the state and political subdivisions thereof which have first been approved by the State Fiscal Management Board. For purposes of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
, state specifications and commercial specifications approved by the State Fiscal Management Board shall mean the latest complete version of any specification including amendments thereto.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 4; Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 5; brought forward without change, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 78; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 226; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 78, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-309 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1981, ch. 516, § 7, eff. 7/1/1981.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 5.
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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-311 - Catalogues

The State Department of Corrections shall cause to be prepared, at such times as it may determine, catalogues containing an accurate and complete description of all articles and products manufactured or produced by it pursuant to the provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
. Copies of such catalogues shall be sent to all commissions, departments, institutions and agencies of this state and made accessible to all political subdivisions of this state referred to in the preceding sections.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 6(1); brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 79; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 79, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-313 - Summary reports of goods purchased by other state agencies

At least thirty (30) days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the State Fiscal Management Board shall provide to the State Department of Corrections, summary reports of the kind and amount of articles and products purchased for state commissions, departments, institutions, agencies and political subdivisions based upon the previous nine (9) months' experience. Not more than one hundred (100) days following the close of each fiscal year, the State Fiscal Management Board shall submit to the State Department of Corrections a report showing the kinds and amounts of such penitentiary-manufactured articles purchased by all state commissions, departments, institutions, agencies and political subdivisions based upon the purchase experience of the entire previous fiscal year. All such reports shall refer, insofar as possible, to the items or products contained in the catalogue as issued by the State Department of Corrections. The State Fiscal Management Board may at any time request the State Department of Corrections to manufacture or produce additional articles or products.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 6(2); brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 80; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 227; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 80, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-315 - Priority of production requirements

The articles or products manufactured or produced by penitentiary labor in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
shall be devoted first, to fulfilling the requirements of the commissions, departments, institutions and agencies of this state which are supported in whole or in part by this state; and secondly, to supplying the political subdivisions of this state with such articles and products; and lastly to producing articles and products for sale to the public.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 7; Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 6; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 81; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 81, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-317 - Determination of prices

The Industries Division of the State Department of Corrections shall fix and determine the prices at which all articles or products manufactured or produced shall be furnished.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 387; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 82; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 82, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-319 - Annual audit reports

In addition to the information ordinarily required by law in the annual audits of expenditures and operations of the State Department of Corrections made by the state auditor, after March 23, 1978, audit reports shall also include a detailed statement of all materials, machinery or other property procured, and the cost thereof, and the expenditures made during the audited year for manufacturing purposes, together with a statement of all materials on hand to be manufactured, or in process of manufacture, or manufactured, and the values of all machinery, fixtures or other appurtenances for the purpose of utilizing the productive labor of offenders, and the earnings realized therefrom during the year.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 9; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 83; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 83, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-321 - Promulgation of policies

The State Board of Corrections shall have the power and authority to prepare and promulgate policies which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
with respect to matters of administration respecting the same which if made shall be in writing, entered on their minutes, and available to the general public for inspection during the regular office hours of the department. Before taking effect, said policies, as well as subsequent amendments thereto, shall be placed on file by the department in the office of the secretary of state in a well-bound book designated by the secretary for that purpose.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 10; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 84; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 84, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-323 - Expenditure of appropriations; deposit of collected monies in prison industries fund

(1)
In order to carry out the provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
, the department is authorized to expend such monies out of appropriations from the Prison Industries Fund, as established by Section
47-5-66
, as may be necessary to erect buildings, to improve existing facilities, to purchase equipment, to procure tools, supplies and materials, to purchase, install or replace equipment and otherwise to defray the necessary expenses incident to the employment of offenders as herein provided.
(2)
All monies collected by the State Department of Corrections from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured or produced by penitentiary labor in accordance with the provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
shall be forthwith deposited into the Prison Industries Fund authorized by subsection (1) of this section. The money so collected and deposited shall be used solely for the purchase of raw materials, manufacturing supplies, equipment, machinery and buildings used to carry out the purposes of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
, to otherwise defray the necessary expenses incident thereto, including the employment of such necessary supervisory personnel as is unavailable in the inmate population. All expenditures from such fund shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner; provided, however, that such Prison Industries Fund shall never be maintained in excess of the amount necessary to carry out efficiently and properly the intentions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 11; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 85; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 228; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 85; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 29, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-325 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1981, ch. 516, § 7, eff. 7/1/1981.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 12.
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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-327 - Construction of provisions

The provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
shall be liberally construed to achieve the primary objective of vocational training and rehabilitation of offenders through work in industrial types of activities which also will best serve the economical and efficient operation of state agencies. The provisions of Sections
47-5-301
through
47-5-327
shall be considered as supplementary, or in addition to, other existing provisions of law relative to the employment of offenders.
Laws, 1978, ch. 408, § 13; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 86; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 86, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-329 - Prison industries advisory council; members; compensation

(1)
The Commissioner of Corrections shall appoint a Prison Industries Advisory Council. The council shall advise the commissioner and the Governor on all aspects of the prison industry program at the State Penitentiary, including, but not limited to, the types and quantity of products to be manufactured and their manner of production.
(2)
The council shall consist of the commissioner, who shall be chairman of the council, and six (6) citizens appointed by the commissioner. The members appointed by the commissioner shall be active leaders of business and industry in this state, and one (1) of the members shall be a representative of organized labor. The members shall be familiar, insofar as possible, with the various types of prison industries in operation or contemplated for operation at the State Penitentiary. Of the initial members of the council, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year; one (1) for a term of two (2) years; one (1) for a term of three (3) years; one (1) for a term of four (4) years; one (1) for a term of five (5) years; and one (1) for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter, each member shall serve a term of four (4) years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term and members may be reappointed. Members shall receive such per diem as provided by law for each day actually spent in the performance of their duties, in addition to the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The per diem and expenses shall be paid from the Prison Industries Fund as created in Section
47-5-66
.
(3)
The council shall meet quarterly and at such other times deemed necessary by the commissioner.
Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 2; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 87; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 87; Laws, 1988, ch. 504, § 30, 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) › PENITENTIARY-MADE GOODS (§§ 47-5-301 — 47-5-331) › Section 47-5-331 - Lease of buildings at Parchman facility; provisions of lease

(1)
Upon request of the Board of Corrections the Governor's Office of General Services is authorized to lease one or more existing buildings or portions thereof on the grounds of the Parchman facility of the Department of Corrections (a) to a private individual, firm or corporation for the purpose of establishing and operating a factory for the manufacture and processing of products, or (b) to any other commercial enterprise deemed consistent with the aims and purposes of the Penitentiary-Made Goods Law. The leased premises shall include any real estate needed for reasonable access to and access from the leased buildings. The term of the lease shall not exceed twenty (20) years. Money derived from the lease of such buildings and real estate shall be placed in the Prison Industries Fund in the State Treasury.
(2)
Each lease negotiated and concluded under subsection (1) of this section shall include and shall be valid only so long as the lessee adheres to the following provisions:
(a)
All persons employed in the factory or other commercial enterprise operated in the leased property, except for lessee's supervisory employees and necessary training personnel approved by the warden, shall be inmates of the State Penitentiary and approved for such employment by the warden and the lessee.
(b)
The factory or other commercial enterprise operated in the leased property shall observe at all times such practices and procedures regarding security as the lease may specify, or as the warden may temporarily stipulate during periods of emergency.
(c)
The factory or other commercial enterprise operated in the leased property shall be deemed a private enterprise and subject to all the laws and lawfully adopted rules of this state governing the operation of similar business enterprises elsewhere.
Laws, 1981, ch. 516, § 4; brought forward, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 88; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 229; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch. 413, § 88, 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) › PRISON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 47-5-351 — 47-5-371) › Section 47-5-351 - State policy; legislative intent; mission

(1)
It is the policy of the State of Mississippi that the Department of Corrections, to the extent practical, make maximum utilization of the farm lands of the various correctional institutions for the purpose of feeding inmates.
(2)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the department grow, harvest and process those agricultural products that will directly assist in reducing the reliance of the department upon external sources of supply and that will facilitate the self-sufficiency of the inmates and the department.
(3)
The Department of Corrections shall establish, implement and manage prison agricultural enterprises in a manner and form deemed appropriate to ensure a profitable farming operation and self-sufficiency in the feeding of the inmates.
(4)
The Legislature finds that the mission of the prison agricultural enterprises is:
(a)
To reduce the cost of state government by producing and processing food for use by inmates;
(b)
To operate the program primarily with inmate labor;
(c)
To serve the security goals of the department through the reduction of idleness of inmates;
(d)
To produce and market agricultural products that will aid in maintaining a profitable agricultural operation to the extent possible.
Laws, 1992, ch. 506 § 1, eff. 5/15/1992.
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) › PRISON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 47-5-351 — 47-5-371) › Section 47-5-353 - Definitions

For the purpose of Sections
47-5-351
through
47-5-357
, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall provide otherwise:
(a)
"Agricultural commodities" means crops, vegetables, fruits, livestock, domesticated fish, fowl, seafood, animal husbandry, wood and the various processes that any of these commodities may go through subsequent to their removal from the soil or water.
(b)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Corrections;
(c)
"Department" means the Department of Corrections;
(d)
"Director" means the director of the prison agricultural enterprises;
(e)
"Prison agricultural enterprises" means any program operated by the Department of Corrections including, but not limited to, the growing, harvesting, processing and marketing of crops, vegetables, fruits, livestock, domesticated fish, fowl and any product of agriculture, animal husbandry or aquaculture that may be used for the feeding of prisoners for the general welfare of the prisoners or profitably grown on department lands. This term includes any proper method of canning, freezing or preserving such products;
(f)
"Products" means any item produced by prison agricultural enterprises.
Laws, 1992, ch. 506 § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 339, § 1, eff. 3/11/2001.
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) › PRISON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 47-5-351 — 47-5-371) › Section 47-5-355 - Director of prison agricultural enterprises; duties and powers; records; annual report; joint ventures

(1)
The Commissioner of Corrections shall employ a director of the prison agricultural enterprises, who shall be directly responsible to the commissioner. The director shall have the following duties and powers:
(a)
To implement and manage the prison agricultural enterprises;
(b)
To determine, with the advice of the Director of Planning, the type of agricultural, animal husbandry and aquaculture products needed to feed inmates and which may be grown profitably on department lands;
(c)
To use inmate labor to meet the labor needs of the programs, subject to the requirements of subsection (2);
(d)
To recommend rules and regulations and employ personnel necessary for the operation of the programs;
(e)
To determine the proper methods of canning, freezing or preserving that may be used to the best advantage of the programs;
(f)
With approval of the commissioner, to do those things necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes of the programs;
(g)
To determine and establish priorities on the most appropriate and profitable products to be grown and which department lands should be farmed, taking into consideration the available prison labor, existing equipment and funds available therefor, markets for the products, and other matters consistent with prudent agricultural practices;
(h)
To manage the food services of the department at the discretion of the commissioner.
(2)
The director shall have the right to use inmate labor to the exclusion of prison industries. The superintendents shall provide the prison agricultural enterprises with sufficient inmate labor. If a superintendent refuses to provide inmate labor because of security concerns, the commissioner shall decide if security requirements preclude use of inmate labor. Upon the request of the director, the superintendents shall provide security for prison agricultural enterprises.
(3)
The director shall maintain accurate and complete financial records of all receipts and expenditures of the prison agricultural enterprise programs.
(4)
The director shall file a full and complete report with the Legislature before January 1 of each year detailing the costs, inventory and receipts of each program. The report shall also provide the cost or cost savings of such programs.
(5)
The department may enter into joint ventures with private businesses related to prison agricultural enterprises.
Laws, 1992, ch. 506 § 3, eff. 5/15/1992.
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) › PRISON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 47-5-351 — 47-5-371) › Section 47-5-357 - Purchasing policy; items exempted from bid requirements

(1)
(a)
Due to the unique and time sensitive requirements of growing and harvesting products produced by the prison agricultural enterprises, the Department of Finance and Administration and the department shall establish a prudent purchasing policy which may exempt from bid requirements those commodities, items or services which are needed for the efficient and effective management of the prison agricultural enterprises.
(b)
Due to the unique and time sensitive requirements of growing and harvesting products produced by the prison agricultural enterprises, the Department of Finance and Administration and the department shall establish a prudent leasing policy which may exempt from bid requirements agricultural equipment which is needed for the efficient and effective management of the prison agricultural enterprises.
(2)
The Department of Finance and Administration shall, by order entered on its minutes, list those commodities, items and services exempted from bid requirements as provided in Section
31-7-12
.
Laws, 1992, ch. 506, § 4, eff. 5/15/1992.
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) › PRISON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES (§§ 47-5-351 — 47-5-371) › Section 47-5-371 - Creation of Inmate Incentive to Work Program; Inmate Incentive to Work Program Fund

(1)
(a)
The Department of Corrections is authorized to create the Inmate Incentive to Work Program. The program shall be made available for eligible inmates housed in state correctional facilities and shall provide certain pay upon work performed in the program. The work offered by inmates shall consist of a wide range of jobs that require varying skill levels.
(b)
The department shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary regarding the eligibility of the program as well as the amount of payment to be received by inmates for their work. Inmates who are unable to work or who are in cell confinement shall not be eligible to participate in the program.
(2)
There is hereby created a special fund to be known as the "Inmate Incentive to Work Program Fund" to be maintained in a bank to be selected by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. It shall be the duty of the bank, so long as it retains such deposits, to make monthly reports to the State Treasurer of the State of Mississippi as to the condition of the funds on deposit in the depository. Such funds shall be used for the payment of inmates who are participants in the Inmate Incentive to Work Program, and the fund shall be funded as provided under Section
47-5-158(b)
.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 318, HB 920,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.