MS SB2565

Requires the Department of Corrections to develop individualized case plans for parole-eligible inmates convicted on or after July 1, 2014, in consultation with the Parole Board to guide rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.

Case plans must be completed within 90 days of admission and include programming based on risk and needs assessments, sentencing order requirements, and general behavior standards.

Department must provide written case plans to inmates, notify them of parole eligibility dates, and send case plans to the Parole Board for approval within 90 days of admission.

Caseworkers must meet with inmates every 8 weeks to review case plan progress, and the department must submit progress reports to the Parole Board every 4 months.

Parole Board must provide semiannual reports to the Oversight Task Force on the number of parole hearings held, prisoners released to parole without a hearing, and parolees released after a hearing; effective July 1, 2016.