MS SB3086

Private entities operating or managing correctional facilities in Mississippi must reimburse the Department of Corrections for the salary and expenses of the department's contract compliance officer

The Commissioner of Corrections must designate an existing department employee as a contract compliance officer to monitor all contracts between the state and private correctional facility operators

The contract compliance officer must be on-site daily at each privatized facility, with access to all areas, offenders, and staff at all times, and private contractors must provide any data or reports the officer deems necessary

The contract compliance officer must report at least annually to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Corrections, the House Penitentiary Committee, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review on contractor performance

Effective date is July 1, 2010; amends Section 47-5-1223 of the Mississippi Code of 1972