Mississippi § 47-5-717 - Sixty-day report of overcrowded prison conditions [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-717 — Sixty-day report of overcrowded prison conditions [Repealed effective July 1, 2022]., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-717. Sixty-day report of overcrowded prison conditions [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].
If sixty (60) days after the declaration of a prison system overcrowding state of emergency or of an additional advancement of the parole eligibility dates the prison system population continues to be in excess of ninety-five percent (95%) of operating capacity, the Commissioner of Corrections shall report to the Governor indicating whether an additional advancement of the parole eligibility dates is necessary in order to reduce the prison system population to ninety-five percent (95%) of operating capacity and indicating the amount of any recommended additional advancement of the parole eligibility dates. The recommended amount must be no less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days. The report shall include those factors which would tend to indicate that the prison system population is likely to increase above operating capacity within ninety (90) days. The report shall discuss the availability of field supervisors, the currently existing supervision case loads, and the measures that could be taken and the resources that would be needed to provide appropriate supervision of persons released early as a result of an additional advancement of the parole eligibility dates.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-717 ("Sixty-day report of overcrowded prison conditions [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].") 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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