MS SB2279

Reenacts Mississippi Code sections 47-5-901 through 47-5-909, which allow state offenders to serve sentences in county jails when state correctional facilities lack capacity.

Department of Corrections must determine if space is unavailable at state institutions and certify this determination to the county sheriff before housing inmates in county jails.

State reimburses counties for housing costs at a rate not to exceed $20 per day per offender for food and housing, plus negotiated medical care fees based on Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Extends the repeal date of these provisions from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024, allowing the temporary county jail housing program to continue for four additional years.

Establishes that inmates must be properly classified before county jail placement, and allows sheriffs to petition for inmate removal if dangerous behavior or inadequate medical facilities exist.