Bill > HB1693

This bill modifies existing Mississippi law to allow the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to review certain inmates serving life sentences for conditional release, a process where an inmate is released from prison but remains under state supervision. Specifically, inmates who have received a life sentence for capital murder, are at least 65 years old, and have served a minimum of 15 years of their sentence will no longer have to petition the sentencing court for this release. Instead, the MDOC's Records Department will conduct the review, and if approved, the MDOC itself will set the terms of the conditional release. This change aims to provide a pathway for older, long-serving inmates to be considered for release under specific conditions.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1693.xml