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Mississippi Code Title 47. Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole § 47-7-6

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Parole Board, with the assistance of the Department of Corrections, shall collect the following information:

(a) The number of offenders supervised on parole;

(b) The number of offenders released on parole;

(c) The number of parole hearings held;

(d) The parole grant rate for parolees released with and without a hearing;

(e) The average length of time offenders spend on parole;

(f) The number and percentage of parolees revoked for a technical violation and returned for a term of imprisonment in a technical violation center;

(g) The number and percentage of parolees revoked for a technical violation and returned for a term of imprisonment in another type of Department of Corrections' facility;

(h) The number and percentage of parolees who are convicted of a new offense and returned for a term of imprisonment on their current crime as well as the new crime;

(i) The number of parolees held on a violation in county jail awaiting a revocation hearing; and

(j) The average length of stay in a county jail for parolees awaiting a revocation hearing.

(2) The Parole Board shall semiannually report information required in subsection (1) to the Oversight Task Force, and upon request, shall report such information to the PEER Committee.

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