MS HB1108

Amends Mississippi's habitual offender statutes (Sections 99-19-81, 99-19-83, and 47-7-3) to create a new parole eligibility exception for repeat felony offenders

Habitual offenders sentenced to 40 years or more become eligible for parole after serving 10 years of their sentence, overriding the general prohibition on parole for habitual offenders

Applies to both standard habitual offenders (two prior felony convictions) and those with violent crime histories who would otherwise face mandatory life sentences without parole

Creates parole eligibility for qualifying habitual offenders aged 60 or older who have served at least 10 years of a 40-year or longer sentence

Effective date of July 1, 2021