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MS SB2090

Bill

Status

Failed

3/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Chris McDaniel

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • The Mississippi Parole Board may conditionally release offenders convicted of nonviolent crimes into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation, provided ICE has issued a final order of removal for the offender
  • Eligible offenders must have served at least one-half of their minimum sentence and must not have been convicted of an impaired driving offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury
  • The offender must agree not to reenter the United States unlawfully; if ICE is unable to deport the offender, they are returned to the Department of Corrections to serve the remainder of their original sentence
  • Any offender who unlawfully and willfully returns to the United States violates the conditions of early release and is subject to arrest; upon revocation, the offender must serve the maximum sentence minus time already served and becomes ineligible for any future early release
  • The Parole Board's decision to grant release is in its sole, unappealable discretion; the bill was effective July 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Parole; provide for conditional release of an offender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain circumstances.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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