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MS HB309
Bill
Status
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
William Denny
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation to use county and municipal jail inmates for prison industry programs if the Department of Corrections cannot provide sufficient state inmate labor.
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Defines "municipal and county inmate" as any person incarcerated in a municipal or county jail who is not a state offender.
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Adds an exception to the existing ban on leasing county-housed inmates by allowing the corporation to utilize such inmates under Section 47-5-555.
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Authorizes county boards of supervisors and municipal governing authorities to provide inmate labor to the Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation under the conditions specified in the bill.
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Takes effect July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
MS Prison Industries Corporation; may utilize county or municipal inmate labor under certain circumstances.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2016