AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO HOUSE ANY NONVIOLENT OFFENDER WITHIN A ONE HUNDRED MILE RADIUS OF HIS OR HER RELEASE RESIDENCE IF THE OFFENDER HAS A SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS OR LESS OR HAS TEN YEARS REMAINING ON HIS OR HER SENTENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-4-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 47-5-103, 47-4-1