MS SB2832

Allows offenders convicted of small quantity drug violations to be eligible for trusty time allowance, which provides sentence reduction of 30 days for each 30 days of participation in approved programs while in trusty status.

Trusty time allowance applies to satisfactory participation in education, work projects, and special incentive programs.

Maintains existing ineligibility for trusty time allowance for offenders sentenced to life imprisonment, habitual offenders, sex crime offenders, and those convicted of trafficking in controlled substances.

Offenders who have not served mandatory parole eligibility time for robbery, attempted robbery, carjacking, or drive-by shooting with deadly weapons remain ineligible.

Takes effect upon passage.