AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PAROLE BOARD TO SOLICIT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS BEFORE A PAROLE HEARING WHENEVER SUCH HEARING IS FOR ANY OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PAROLE BOARD TO NOTIFY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SET PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE A PAROLE HEARING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 47-7-17
As Passed by the House: 47-7-17
Approved by the Governor: 47-7-17