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MS HB310
Bill
Status
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 47-7-3.2 of Mississippi Code to require offenders convicted of crimes on or after July 1, 1995 to serve minimum percentages of their sentences before release by the Department of Corrections.
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Establishes that offenders must serve at least 50% of their sentence for crimes of violence as defined in Section 97-3-2 and at least 25% of their sentence for all other crimes.
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Exempts from these requirements: offenders sentenced to life imprisonment, habitual offenders, offenders serving sentences for sex offenses, and offenders serving sentences for trafficking under Section 41-29-139(f).
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Takes effect July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2016