Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1610

Introduced

1/19/26

Refer

1/19/26

Failed

2/12/26

MS Earned Parole Eligibility Act of 2021; remove repealer on.

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Convicted offender earned-time allowance; may be used by State Parole Board in setting parole eligibility.

Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenders and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates.

Habitual offender law; authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more.

Earned-release supervision; require Parole Board to approve release of offenders.

"The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact.

Earned-discharge credits; authorize offenders on probation/parole to earn for participation in faith-based activities.

Parole; make individuals under house arrest not eligible for.

Probation and parole officers under MS Department of Corrections; transfer to MS Department of Public Safety.

Parolees who participate in faith-based or faith-based sponsored activities; authorize reduction of time spent on probation.

Parole consideration denied by judge; provide offender must wait certain time frame before filing successive petition.

No similar bills found.