Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB621

Introduced

1/13/26

Refer

1/13/26

Failed

2/3/26

Regional correctional facilities; require Department of Corrections to utilize for housing of state offenders before utilizing private facilities.

No companion bills found.

Authorization for incarceration of state offenders in county or regional correctional facilities; add Forrest and Wayne Counties.

State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish.

DOC payments made to counties for housing state offenders in county facilities; require rate paid to be the same at each facility.

MS Department of Corrections; prescribe specific data to be collected by the department relative to inmates and facilities.

Department of Corrections; authorize to enter into contract with Forrest County for the housing of state inmates.

Sexual activity between certain individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities; clarify.

Private contractor for correctional services; rate shall be based on classification of inmate.

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.

No similar bills found.