MS SB2258

Amends Mississippi's habitual offender sentencing law (Section 99-19-81) to require that prior felony convictions must have resulted in actual incarceration, not just sentences, to count toward habitual offender status

Requires offenders to have been "sentenced to and actually incarcerated for" separate terms of one year or more, adding the incarceration requirement to existing law

Maintains that habitual offenders (those with two prior qualifying felony convictions) must be sentenced to the maximum term unless the court provides written explanation for deviation

Habitual offenders remain ineligible for parole, probation, or sentence reduction under this statute

Effective date: July 1, 2022