Mississippi § 47-5-942 - Authorization to contract with a county to be determined by Department of Corrections for maximum security regional correctional facility.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-942 — Authorization to contract with a county to be determined by Department of Corrections for maximum security regional correctional facility., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-942. Authorization to contract with a county to be determined by Department of Corrections for maximum security regional correctional facility.
The Department of Corrections, in its discretion, may contract with the board of supervisors of a county to be determined by the department, to house not more than five hundred (500) adult male maximum security state inmates in a maximum security regional correctional facility constructed only with local, federal or private funds. The Department of Corrections may contract for a period of not more than twenty-five (25) years. The contract shall comply with the cost-savings requirements provided in Section 47-5-1211. The state shall retain responsibility for medical care for state offenders to the extent that is required by law.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-942 ("Authorization to contract with a county to be determined by Department of Corrections for maximum security regional correctional facility.") 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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