House Bill 63 Summary

• Amends Section 47-7-3.2 of Mississippi Code to establish mandatory minimum time served requirements before release for offenders convicted on or after July 1, 1995.

• Requires eligible offenders to serve at least 50% of their sentence for crimes of violence as defined in Section 97-3-2 before release by the Department of Corrections.

• Requires eligible offenders to serve at least 25% of their sentence for nonviolent crimes before release by the Department of Corrections.

• Exempts offenders sentenced to life imprisonment, habitual offenders, sex offenders, and trafficking offenders from these minimum service requirements.

• Takes effect July 1, 2017.