MS HB1055

Requires persons convicted of violent crimes who petition the Governor for a pardon to also notify the State Parole Board at the same time they publish their petition

Mandates the Parole Board notify the victim (or victim's family designee), district attorney, and sheriff of the county where the violent crime was committed within 7 days of receiving notification

Requires the district attorney to schedule a public hearing regarding the pardon request within 30 days, with notice published for 5 consecutive days at the convicted felon's expense

Obligates both the Parole Board and Department of Corrections to maintain records of all clemency investigation files and develop tracking mechanisms to determine file locations at all times

Requires the Parole Board to record each member's vote on pardon recommendations in official minutes, and the Commissioner of Corrections to state support or nonsupport in official reports to the Governor