Mississippi § 47-5-1301 - United States jurisdiction over correctional facilities and grounds.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-1301 — United States jurisdiction over correctional facilities and grounds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-1301. United States jurisdiction over correctional facilities and grounds.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, as a supplementary method for granting concurrent jurisdiction to the United States, the Governor of the State of Mississippi may grant to the United States full civil and criminal jurisdiction concurrent with the State of Mississippi over any correctional facility and the grounds of the facility in which are housed or located inmates committed to the custody of the United States or over any correctional facility and the grounds of the facility which are owned by a private entity that has entered into a contract for the confinement of inmates committed to the custody of the United States.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-1301 ("United States jurisdiction over correctional facilities and grounds.") 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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