SB 2936 Summary

• Appropriates $310,898,986 from the General Fund and $27,228,952 from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

• Allocates funding across multiple departmental divisions including Central Office ($28.6M), Private Prisons ($66.7M), Medical Services ($78.7M), Parchman ($33.4M), Community Corrections ($32.8M), and other facilities with specific position authorizations.

• Establishes performance measures and targets for the agency including incarceration rates, recidivism rates, education program slots, and inmate assault metrics to guide fiscal year operations.

• Authorizes the Commissioner to transfer funds between special treasury funds and spending authority between budgets up to 25%, with required written justification to the Legislative Budget Office.

• Includes restrictions on medical services payments (limited to negotiated fees or Mississippi Medicaid rates), prohibition on cosmetic procedures, and requires collection of reasonable rent for state-furnished housing.