Mississippi § 47-1-11 - Convicts physically unable shall not be required to work.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-1-11 — Convicts physically unable shall not be required to work., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-1-11. Convicts physically unable shall not be required to work.
If any convict committed to the county jail is physically unable to do any kind of manual labor, then, upon the certificate of the county health officer or physician designated by the board of supervisors of the county, to this effect, such convict shall not be required, during the period of such physical disability, to perform manual labor on the convict farm. But all convicts shall be required each day to do and perform such work as they are physically able to do and perform and which will not impair the health of such convict, or as is not inhumane to require of him.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-1-11 cover?
Section 47-1-11 ("Convicts physically unable shall not be required to work.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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