§ 47-7-1. Probation and Parole Law
This chaptershall be known as the “Probation and Parole Law.”
§ 47-7-11. Salaries, per diem and expenses
All salariesand expenses incurred in the carrying out of this chapter shall bepaid out of funds appropriated by the legislature for the supportand maintenance of the probation and parole board. All accounts, includingsalaries, shall be approved and allowed by the board, and the boardshall keep a complete record thereof.
§ 47-7-13. Voting and recordkeeping requirements; offices, equipment, and supplies
A majority ofthe board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.A decision to parole an offender convicted of murder or a sex-relatedcrime shall require the affirmative vote of three (3) members. Theboard shall maintain, in minute book form, a copy of each of its officialactions with the reasons therefor. Suitable and sufficient […]
§ 47-7-15. Seal of board; records and reports
The board shalladopt an official seal of which the courts shall take judicial notice.Decisions of the board shall be made by majority vote. The board shallkeep a record of its acts and shall notify each institution of itsdecisions relating to the persons who are or have been confined therein.At the close of each fiscal year […]
§ 47-7-17. Examination of offender’s record; eligibility for parole
Within one (1)year after his admission and at such intervals thereafter as it maydetermine, the board shall secure and consider all pertinent informationregarding each offender, except any under sentence of death or otherwiseineligible for parole, including the circumstances of his offense,his previous social history, his previous criminal record, includingany records of law enforcement agencies or […]
§ 47-7-18. Conditions for release of parole-eligible inmates without hearing; hearing required under certain circumstances
Each inmate eligiblefor parole pursuant to Section 47-7-3, shall bereleased from incarceration to parole supervision on the inmate’sparole eligibility date, without a hearing before the board, if: The inmate hasmet the requirements of the parole case plan established pursuantto Section47-7-3.1; A victim of theoffense has not requested the board conduct a hearing; The inmate hasnot […]
§ 47-7-19. Correctional system officials to permit access to offenders and to give information to board
It shall be theduty of all correctional system officials to grant to the membersof the board or its properly accredited representatives, access atall reasonable times to any person over whom the board may have jurisdictionunder this chapter; to provide for the board or such representativesfacilities for communicating with and observing the offender; andto furnish to […]
§ 47-7-2. Definitions
For purposesof this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning ascribedherein unless the context shall otherwise require: “Adult”means a person who is seventeen (17) years of age or older, or anyperson convicted of any crime not subject to the provisions of theyouth court law, or any person “certified” to be triedas an adult by […]
§ 47-7-21. Privileged information
All informationobtained in the discharge of official duty by a field officer as anemployee of the Department of Corrections shall be privileged andshall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other thanto (a) the State Parole Board, (b) a judge, or (c) law enforcementagencies when such information is relevant to criminal activity.
§ 47-7-23. Rules and regulations
Except as otherwiseprovided by law, the Department of Corrections shall have the powerand duty to make rules for the conduct of persons heretofore or hereafterplaced on parole under the supervision of the Department of Correctionsand for the investigation and supervision of such persons, which supervisionmay include a condition that such persons submit, as provided in […]
§ 47-7-25. Gratuities to paroled offender
When an offenderis placed on parole he shall receive, if needed, from the state, civilianclothing and transportation to the place in which he is to reside.At the discretion of the board the offender may be advanced such sumfor his temporary maintenance as the board may allow. The aforesaidgratuities are to be furnished by the commissioner […]
§ 47-7-27. Return of violator of parole or earned release supervision; arrest of offender; hearing; revocation of parole; imprisonment for technical violation to be served in technical violation center
The board may,at any time and upon a showing of probable violation of parole, issuea warrant for the return of any paroled offender to the custody ofthe department. The warrant shall authorize all persons named thereinto return the paroled offender to actual custody of the departmentfrom which he was paroled. Any field supervisormay arrest an […]
§ 47-7-29. Effect of conviction of felony while on parole or earned-release supervision
Any prisonerwho commits a felony while at large upon parole or earned-releasesupervision and who is convicted and sentenced therefor shall be requiredto serve such sentence after the original sentence has been completed.
§ 47-7-3. Parole of prisoners; conditions for eligibility; determination of tentative hearing date
Every prisonerwho has been convicted of any offense against the State of Mississippi,and is confined in the execution of a judgment of such convictionin the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a definite term orterms of one (1) year or over, or for the term of his or her naturallife, whose record of conduct shows that […]
§ 47-7-3.1. Case plan for parole-eligible inmates; purpose; components
In consultationwith the Parole Board, the department shall develop a case plan forall parole eligible inmates to guide an inmate’s rehabilitationwhile in the department’s custody and to reduce the likelihoodof recidivism after release. Within ninety(90) days of admission, the department shall complete a case planon all inmates which shall include, but not limited to: Programming […]
§ 47-7-3.2. Minimum time offenders convicted of crime of violence must serve before release; minimum percentage of other sentences offenders must serve before release
Notwithstanding Sections 47-5-138, 47-5-139, 47-5-138.1 or 47-5-142, no person convictedof a criminal offense on or after July 1, 2014, shall be releasedby the department until he or she has served no less than fifty percent(50%) of a sentence for a crime of violence pursuant to Section 97-3-2 or twenty-fivepercent (25%) of any other sentence imposed […]
§ 47-7-31. Department of correction to investigate pardon and commutation of sentence cases upon request
Upon requestof the governor the department of corrections shall investigate andreport to him with respect to any case of pardon, commutation of sentence,reprieve, furlough or remission of fine or forfeiture. Any attorneyof record in the state of Mississippi representing any person whoserecord is before the department shall have the right to inspect suchrecords on file […]
§ 47-7-33. Power of court to suspend sentence and place defendant on probation; notice to Department of Corrections; support payments
When it appearsto the satisfaction of any circuit court or county court in the Stateof Mississippi having original jurisdiction over criminal actions,or to the judge thereof, that the ends of justice and the best interestof the public, as well as the defendant, will be served thereby, suchcourt, in termtime or in vacation, shall have the […]
§ 47-7-33.1. Pre-release assessment and written discharge plan
The departmentshall create a discharge plan for any offender returning to the community,regardless of whether the person will discharge from the custody ofthe department, or is released on parole, pardon, or otherwise. Atleast ninety (90) days prior to an offender’s earliest releasedate, the commissioner shall conduct a pre-release assessment andcomplete a written discharge plan based […]
§ 47-7-34. Postrelease supervision program
When a courtimposes a sentence upon a conviction for any felony committed afterJune 30, 1995, the court, in addition to any other punishment imposedif the other punishment includes a term of incarceration in a stateor local correctional facility, may impose a term of post-releasesupervision. However, the total number of years of incarceration plusthe total number […]