MS HB307

Allows inmates convicted of capital offenses to become eligible for parole after completing their case plan and serving a minimum of 10.5 years of their sentence, with a maximum of 20 years if rehabilitative requirements are met.

Amends Section 47-7-3 of Mississippi Code regarding parole eligibility requirements for various offense categories and prisoner classifications.

Brings forward Section 47-7-3.2 regarding minimum time requirements for offenders convicted of violent crimes, specifying 50% of sentence for crimes of violence and 25% for other offenses convicted on or after July 1, 2014.

Prohibits inmates from using earned time, good time, or other administrative time reductions to reduce the time necessary before parole eligibility.

Effective date: July 1, 2016.