MS SB2229

Expands conditional medical release eligibility to include offenders with "long-term debilitating medical conditions," replacing the previous requirement of "significant permanent physical medical condition with no possibility of recovery"

Removes the exclusion that previously prohibited sex crime offenders from conditional medical release consideration

Allows nonviolent offenders who are bedridden or have long-term debilitating medical conditions to be released regardless of time served, while other offenders must serve at least one year

Requires released offenders to be supervised by the Division of Community Corrections and permits placement in the Intensive Supervision Program for the remainder of their sentence

Mandates return to custody if an offender violates release conditions or is no longer bedridden/suffering from a long-term debilitating medical condition