AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-401, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH AN INMATE WORK PROGRAM WHERE STATE INMATES CAN WORK FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO EMPOWER THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-547, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO WORK WITH MAGCOR IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 47-5-401, 47-5-547
As Passed by the Senate: 47-5-401, 47-5-547