MS SB2673

Requires the State Parole Board to conduct parole hearings from its main office via video-teleconference rather than in person at facilities

Directs the Department of Corrections to equip the Parole Board office and at least five correctional facilities with video-teleconference capability

Authorizes video-teleconference sites at regional facilities in Alcorn, Holmes-Humphreys, Kemper-Neshoba, Marion-Walthall, and George-Greene Counties, with flexibility to select different facilities as long as each of the five judicial districts has a site

Mandates that any interruption in video or teleconference broadcast suspends board action until access is restored

Requires audio or audio-visual recordings of all hearings to be preserved for three years, with roll-call votes recorded in the minutes