MS SB2743 | 2020 | Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill 2743 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act Relating To The Correctional System Of The State Of Mississippi; To Establish A Mississippi Department Of Reentry And Supervision And Prescribe Its Powers And Duties; To Establish The Position Of Director Of Reentry And Supervision Who Shall Be The Chief Administrative Officer Of The Department; To Transfer The Functions And Employees Of The Division Of Community Corrections Of The Department Of Corrections To The Mississippi Department Of Reentry And Supervision; To Provide For A Transition Plan And Peer Review; To Amend Sections 47-5-8, 47-5-10, 47-5-1001, 47-5-1003, 47-5-1005, 47-5-1007, 47-5-1009, 47-5-1011, 47-5-1013, 47-5-1014, 47-5-110, 47-5-138, 47-5-20, 47-5-24, 47-5-26, 47-5-28, 47-5-601, 47-5-603, 47-5-605, 47-7-2, 47-7-3, 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-4, 47-7-5, 47-7-6, 47-7-9, 47-7-13, 47-7-17, 47-7-18, 47-7-19, 47-7-21, 47-7-23, 47-7-25, 47-7-27, 47-7-29, 47-7-33, 47-7-33.1, 47-7-34, 47-7-35, 47-7-36, 47-7-37, 47-7-37.1, 47-7-38, 47-7-38.1, 47-7-39, 47-7-40, 47-7-41, 47-7-43, 47-7-47 And 41-7-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Codify Sections 47-5-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Office Of The Department Of Corrections Ombudsman And Prescribe Its Powers And Duties; To Provide For A Corrections Oversight Committee; To Provide Inspection Authority For The Office Of Ombudsman; To Provide Complaint Investigation Authority; To Provide For An Annual Report; To Codify Section 47-5-36.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Inmate And Family Advocacy And Support Services Online Form As A Function Of The Office Of Ombudsman; To Amend Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Offender Supervision Fees Shall Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Mississippi correctional system; establish Department of Reentry and Supervision and Office of Corrections Ombudsman.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2743.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2743IN.htm