MS SB2377

Amends Section 47-7-3 of Mississippi Code to allow offenders sentenced to 40 years or more to request a judicial recommendation for parole after serving 10 years, instead of the previous requirement based on sentence length.

Requires the sentencing judge (or senior circuit judge if sentencing judge is unavailable) to authorize parole eligibility consideration for offenders sentenced to 40+ years who have served at least 10 years.

Maintains existing parole ineligibility for habitual offenders, crimes of violence, sex crimes, and other offenses that specifically prohibit parole release.

Applies to offenders who have not committed a crime of violence under Section 97-3-2.

Takes effect July 1, 2021.