§ 47-7-85. Application fee for out-of-state transfer; funds received to defray compact expenses
Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may charge a one-time application fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to each offender applying for out-of-state transfer under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Payments received under this section shall be deposited into a special fund which is […]
§ 47-7-101. Mississippi Re-Entry Council; purpose; steering committee membership and duties
There is created the Mississippi Re-Entry Council. The purpose of the council is to create effective strategies to assist former inmates in their return to the general population, to reduce the recidivism rates of inmates, to increase public safety, and to reduce budgetary constraints presently created by prison-related costs. The Re-Entry Council shall be led […]
§ 47-7-37. Period of probation; arrest, revocation and recommitment for violation of probation or postrelease supervision; hearing; revocation of probation for technical violation; imprisonment in technical violation center; certain restrictions on imposition of bail for persons required to register as sex offender
The period ofprobation shall be fixed by the court, and may at any time be extendedor terminated by the court, or judge in vacation. Such period withany extension thereof shall not exceed five (5) years, except thatin cases of desertion and/or failure to support minor children, theperiod of probation may be fixed and/or extended by […]
§ 47-7-83. Supervision of offenders from participating states
Pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Department of Corrections may assume the duties of supervision over offenders of any sending state who were convicted of misdemeanors. The Department of Corrections may not supervise offenders convicted of misdemeanors of states that are not participating in the compact.
§ 47-7-37.1. Revocation of probation or post-release supervision
Notwithstandingany other provision of law to the contrary, if a court finds by apreponderance of the evidence, that a probationer or a person underpost-release supervision has committed a felony or absconded, thecourt may revoke his probation and impose any or all of the sentence.For purposes of this section, “absconding from supervision”means the failure of a […]
§ 47-7-38. Graduated sanctions as alternative to judicial modification or revocation of parole, probation or post-release supervision
The departmentshall have the authority to impose graduated sanctions as an alternativeto judicial modification or revocation, as provided in Sections 47-7-27 and 47-7-37, for offenders onprobation, parole, or post-release supervision who commit technicalviolations of the conditions of supervision as defined by Section 47-7-2. The commissionershall develop a standardized graduated sanctions system, which shallinclude a grid […]
§ 47-7-38.1. Technical violation centers
The Departmentof Corrections shall establish technical violation centers to detainprobation and parole violators revoked by the court or parole board. The departmentshall place an offender in a violation center for a technical violationas ordered by the board pursuant to Section 47-7-27 and the sentencingcourt pursuant to Section 47-7-37. The violationcenters shall be equipped to address […]
§ 47-7-39. Change of residence; transfer
If, for goodand sufficient reasons, a probationer desires to change his residencewithin or without the state, such transfer may be effected by applicationto his field supervisor which transfer shall be subject to the court’sconsent and subject to such regulations as the court, or judge, mayrequire.
§ 47-7-40. Earned-discharge program; eligibility; accrual of earned-discharge credits
The commissioner shall establish rules and regulations for implementing the earned-discharge program that allows offenders on probation and parole to reduce the period of supervision for complying with conditions of probation. The department shall have the authority to award earned-discharge credits to all offenders placed on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who are in compliance […]
§ 47-7-41. Discharge from probation
When a probationershall be discharged from probation by the court of original jurisdiction,the field supervisor, upon receiving a written request from the probationer,shall forward a written report of the record of the probationer tothe Division of Community Corrections of the department, which shallpresent a copy of this report to the Governor. The Governor may, inhis […]