MS HB658

Requires the Department of Corrections to provide state inmates with protective equipment (face mask, gloves, protective helmet or eye protection) when assigned to work involving raw cleaning chemicals including acids, alkalies, surfactants, and enzymes.

Defines "state inmate" as a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to the Department of Corrections for more than one year.

Applies protective equipment requirements to inmates in the Inmate Incentive to Work Program, county public service work programs, road cleanup work, historic cemetery restoration, and prison industry programs.

Amends Mississippi Code sections 47-5-371, 47-5-401, 47-5-431, 47-5-441, 47-5-451, 47-5-453, and 47-5-555 to incorporate protective equipment provisions across various inmate work programs.

Takes effect upon passage.