Mississippi § 47-5-941 - Authorization to contract with certain Wilkinson County authorities for private incarceration of state inmates.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 47-5-941 — Authorization to contract with certain Wilkinson County authorities for private incarceration of state inmates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-5-941. Authorization to contract with certain Wilkinson County authorities for private incarceration of state inmates.
In addition to any other authority granted by law, the Department of Corrections may contract with the Wilkinson County industrial development or economic development authority for the private incarceration of not more than one thousand (1,000) state inmates at a facility in Wilkinson County. Any such contract must comply with Sections 47-5-1211 through 47-5-1227.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-5-941 ("Authorization to contract with certain Wilkinson County authorities for private incarceration of state inmates.") 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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