MS HB585

Raises the felony theft threshold from $500 to $1,000 and creates tiered penalties based on property value: misdemeanor for under $1,000, up to 5 years for $1,000-$5,000, up to 10 years for $5,000-$25,000, and up to 20 years for $25,000 or more

Establishes parole eligibility after serving 25% of sentence for non-violent offenders and 50% for violent offenders, defines 24 specific "crimes of violence" including murder, rape, robbery, and kidnapping, and creates earned-discharge credits allowing offenders to reduce supervision time through compliance

Reforms drug court certification requiring evidence-based practices, risk assessments, and monthly data reporting to the Administrative Office of Courts, while expanding eligibility by removing prior felony conviction bars and allowing participation for drug offenses except trafficking

Restructures controlled substance penalties based on quantity with specific gram and dosage unit thresholds, reduces some maximum sentences, and creates a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence for trafficking of 30+ grams of Schedule I/II substances

Creates technical violation centers for probation and parole violators with capped sentences of 90 days for first violations, 120 days for second, and 180 days for third violations, and establishes a Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force to monitor reform implementation