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MS SB2404

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Blackwell

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a Division of Reentry and Prison Industry within the Mississippi Department of Corrections, transferring all assets and employees from the Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation to this new division

  • Dissolves the Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation by December 31, 2022, with the board prohibited from entering new contracts or incurring debt after July 1, 2022

  • Requires existing contracts to be satisfied or terminated by October 1, 2022, and all debts settled before December 31, 2022

  • Reconstitutes the Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation Board of Directors as an advisory board (rather than governing body) for the new division

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to hire an executive director to serve as chief administrative officer for the new division, with assets transferred to support reentry programs

Legislative Description

MDOC; create Division of Reentry and Prison Industry within.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Corrections1/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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