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MS SB2702
Bill
AI Summary
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Transfers all rights, benefits, obligations, and duties of the Walnut Grove Correctional Authority to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, including all property and debts.
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Allows the Department of Corrections to provide or contract with a private contractor to operate the Walnut Grove facility for housing offenders in its custody.
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Repeals Chapter 991, Laws of 1998 (creating the Walnut Grove Correctional Authority), Chapter 906, Laws of 2013 (per diem compensation for board members), and Chapter 913, Laws of 2019 (authorization to house prisoners of any custody level).
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Requires the facility to comply with American Correctional Association standards, constitutional standards, all applicable court orders, and private prison contract requirements under Sections 47-5-1211 through 47-5-1227.
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Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Legislative Description
Walnut Grove Correctional Authority; transfer all rights, benefits, obligations and duties to Dept. of Corrections.
Last Action
Died In Committee
6/9/2020