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MS SB2731

Bill

Status

Enrolled

5/7/2012

Primary Sponsor

Sampson Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows the Commissioner of Corrections to place bedridden nonviolent offenders on conditional medical release regardless of time served, unlike other offenders who must serve at least one year.

  • Requires medical director certification that the offender has a significant permanent physical medical condition with no possibility of recovery, that further incarceration serves no rehabilitative purpose, and that continued incarceration would incur unreasonable state expenses.

  • States that the state is not responsible for medical costs incurred after a bedridden offender is released from incarceration on conditional medical release.

  • Requires offenders on conditional medical release to be supervised by the Division of Community Corrections for the remainder of their sentence.

  • Mandates that bedridden offenders who are no longer bedridden shall be returned to actual custody of the Department of Corrections, and allows revocation of conditional medical release if an offender violates release conditions.

Legislative Description

Bedridden nonviolent state offenders; authorize Commissioner of Corrections to place on conditional medical release.

Last Action

Due From Governor 05/25/12

5/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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