MS SB2292

Amends Section 47-5-198 of the Mississippi Code to revise penalties for bringing or possessing controlled substances or narcotic drugs in state correctional facilities, county jails, municipal jails, or other jails.

Establishes a penalty of up to one (1) year imprisonment or a fine of up to $5,000, or both, for bringing to or possessing controlled substances in correctional facilities (reduced from mandatory minimums).

Establishes a mandatory penalty of $25,000 fine and imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than seven (7) years for selling controlled substances in correctional facilities, with no eligibility for probation, parole, or sentence reduction.

Applies the same mandatory penalties to employees and officers in charge of correctional facilities who knowingly permit controlled substances to be sold, possessed, or used within the facility.

Takes effect July 1, 2019.