Mississippi House Bill 1342 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Award Up To 10 Days Reduction Of Sentence For Each 30 Days Of Participation By An Offender In A Technical Violation Center; To Further Authorize The Department To Place An Offender In The General Population For The Remainder Of The Term To Be Served At A Technical Violation Center For Up To 180 Days If An Offender Fails To Follow The Rules Of A Center; To Amend Sections 47-7-27 And 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Requirement Of The Department Of Corrections To Develop A Case Plan For All Parole Eligible Inmates Shall Only Be Applicable To Those Convicted After July 1, 2014; To Remove Certain Time Frames Concerning The Department In The Development Of Such Case Plans; To Provide That The Department Shall, By Rules And Regulations, Establish A Method Determining An Inmate's Compliance With His Or Her Case Plan; To Provide That The Department Shall Notify The Parole Board If An Inmate Is Failing To Maintain Compliance With His Or Her Case Plan; And For Related Purposes.

Technical violation centers; authorize D.O.C. to award participation credits for up to 10 days reduction of sentence for each 30 days of participation in.

Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1342.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1342IN.htm