Senate Bill 3011 Summary

• Appropriates $405,228,240.00 from the State General Fund and $28,516,738.00 from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024).

• Authorizes specific funding allocations and staffing levels across 13 departmental divisions including Central Office ($35.5 million), Parchman ($40.9 million), Community Corrections ($38.2 million), and Medical Services ($97.9 million).

• Establishes performance measures for the department including targets for inmate incarceration rates (594 per 100,000 population), recidivism rates, educational program participation, and institutional security metrics.

• Grants the Commissioner authority to transfer up to 25% of budgets between divisions, amend lease agreements for facilities up to 10 years, and manage special fund cash transfers with written justification to the Legislative Budget Office.

• Includes provisions limiting regional facility per diem rates to $32.71 per inmate, restricting medical procedure reimbursements to Mississippi Medicaid rates, and allocating $500,000 for transitional housing and post-release reentry programs.