MS SB3088

Appropriates $436,007,319 from the State General Fund and $30,695,272 from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).

Allocates funding across multiple divisions including: Medical Services ($122,024,105), Private Prisons ($69,458,349), Regional Facilities ($54,806,825), Community Corrections ($40,867,739), Parchman ($38,425,641), and Central Mississippi Correctional ($38,054,022).

Authorizes 2,683 permanent positions and 111 time-limited positions, with total personal services funding of $142,039,430 including $12,052,211 designated for vacancy funding to fill unfilled positions.

Sets per diem rate for regional facilities at $32.71 per inmate and requires medical providers to be paid at rates no greater than Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Requires $690,000 be allocated for monitoring the medical services contract, with funds derived from contractual clawbacks, and mandates performance measures targeting a 37.3% three-year recidivism rate and 3,800 inmates paroled.