Senate Bill 2441 Summary

• Department of Public Safety must implement and maintain a publicly accessible centralized database for jail census data and establish uniform reporting standards for all county sheriff departments statewide.

• Jail census data must include minimum required information for each detainee: name, sex, date of birth, arrest date, charges, bond amounts, race, mental health status, indictment date, felony/misdemeanor designation, conviction status, sentence length, Department of Corrections status, jurisdiction, and extradition status.

• County sheriff jail dockets must comply with uniform reporting standards and definitions promulgated by the Commissioner of Public Safety to promote transparency and clarity.

• Advisory committee on jail census data collection must research standards used by other states and the federal government, recommend best practices for database implementation, recommend computer equipment and data transmission processes, and submit report to Legislature by December 1, 2020.

• Committee composed of six members including Director of MacArthur Justice Center (chairman), State Public Defender, Mississippi Prosecutors Association President, Mississippi Sheriffs' Association President, circuit court judge, and Mississippi Association of Supervisors President; effective July 1, 2020.