Bill > HB823

This bill authorizes counties and municipalities in Mississippi to contract with other states for the housing and care of youth who have committed delinquent acts, which are defined as acts that would be crimes if committed by adults, excluding those punishable by life imprisonment or death, and including escape and drug law violations. This authority is granted when juvenile detention facilities within Mississippi reach their operational capacity, meaning they are full. Such out-of-state facilities must meet American Correctional Association Standards and Mississippi's juvenile detention facility requirements, and the youth housed there remain under the jurisdiction of Mississippi's youth courts. The bill also brings forward and ratifies the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, a multi-state agreement designed to ensure proper supervision and return of juveniles who are on probation or parole, have run away, or have escaped, and to facilitate cooperative efforts in preventing crime and managing the interstate movement of juvenile offenders.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0823.xml