Mississippi § 47-5-3 - Facilities of the correctional system; their purposes and locations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-3 — Facilities of the correctional system; their purposes and locations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-3. Facilities of the correctional system; their purposes and locations.
The plantation known as Parchman owned by the state in Sunflower and Quitman Counties, and in such other places as are now or may be hereafter owned or operated by the state for correctional purposes shall constitute the facilities of the correctional system for the custody, punishment, confinement at hard labor and reformation of all persons convicted of felony in the courts of the state and sentenced to the custody of the department, and whenever the term “penitentiary” or “state penitentiary” appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, it shall mean any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections which is used for the purposes described herein.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-3 cover?
Section 47-5-3 ("Facilities of the correctional system; their purposes and locations.") 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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