MS SB2564

Adds a 15-year lookback period for qualifying prior convictions under Mississippi's habitual offender law, meaning only convictions within 15 years of each other count toward habitual offender status

The 15-year period is calculated from either the date of conviction (if not incarcerated) or the date of physical release from incarceration, whichever is later

Limits automatic life sentences under the habitual offender statute to only those convicted of crimes of violence, rather than any felony; courts may deviate from life sentences if they provide written explanation

Allows persons sentenced as habitual offenders before the act's effective date to be considered for parole if they would have received a reduced sentence under the new provisions

Effective date of July 1, 2022, with conforming amendments to parole eligibility statutes to reflect the habitual offender sentencing changes