Senate Bill 3043 Summary

• Appropriates $311,000,000 in General Funds and $20,737,289 in Special Funds to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).

• Allocates funds across multiple operations including Support ($153.4M), Private Prisons ($81.4M), Medical Services ($46.6M), Regional Facilities ($36.5M), and other divisions.

• Requires the Commissioner to submit an application to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Criminal Alien Program to identify and deport incarcerated criminal aliens before September 1, 2011, as a condition for fund expenditure.

• Establishes performance targets for various operations including inmate populations, program participation, parole numbers, and farming operations.

• Restricts per diem rates for regional facilities to $29.74 per inmate and prohibits use of appropriated funds for cosmetic medical procedures, certain employee utilities, and other specified expenditures.