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MississippiSB 23572025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at.

Sponsored By: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican)

Signed by Governor

CorrectionsWorkforce DevelopmentEconomic and Workforce Development

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Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Delta workers get wage protections and deductions

Beginning July 1, 2025, Delta work-release employers must pay at least the prevailing wage for the job, never below the federal minimum wage. Participants must keep an account at a local financial institution and give the sheriff a pay stub. Wages are divided: 25% for court-ordered dependent support and obligations, 50% saved until parole or release, 15% for facility administration including transportation, and 10% for personal expenses. The court-ordered share covers support paid directly or through Mississippi's human services department, fines, restitution, costs, and driver's license fees upon release. Any funds left after required deductions go into the participant's account and are paid out upon release; these rules end July 1, 2029.

Work-release inmates face escape penalties

Beginning July 1, 2025, leaving an assigned work or program area, vehicle, or travel route can constitute escape. This applies when a Delta work-release participant leaves without proper authority or just cause. A participant found guilty cannot join another work-release program during the current term of confinement. This rule ends July 1, 2029.

Delta inmates gain limited work-release jobs

Beginning July 1, 2025, Delta Correctional Facility has a work-release program for up to 100 participants at once. It offers skill-building jobs with private employers in nearby communities. People sentenced to jail, including felony inmates held in jail, may request admission at the sheriff's discretion. Participants must have no more than one year left on their sentence. A sex-crime conviction or multiple violent felony convictions in the past 10 years bars participation. A pilot program is also allowed, with admission controlled by the superintendent. The sheriff or superintendent may also approve education or rehabilitation alongside work release. The corrections commissioner must direct the superintendent to identify eligible participants within 30 days after the law takes effect. Before accepting inmates, the superintendent must publish rules that include existing state work-release requirements. The corporation named in state law runs the program and must report annually to the Legislature in a sortable electronic format, starting January 15, 2026. Reports must track monthly starting and ending enrollment, entries, completions, and departures, including departure reasons and race, gender, and charged-offense breakdowns. They must also track new arrests, new convictions, convictions within three years after completion, earnings and their use, initial risk and needs assessments, and other data the corporation requests. The program's legal authority ends July 1, 2029.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lydia Graves Chassaniol

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Jordan

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 338 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2025

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 119 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

Passed As Amended

Yes: 118 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 2/11/2025

Passed As Amended

Yes: 51 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    4/10/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/3/2025House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/3/2025Senate

  4. Conference Report Adopted

    3/31/2025Senate

  5. Conference Report Adopted

    3/31/2025House

  6. Conference Report Filed

    3/28/2025Senate

  7. Conference Report Filed

    3/28/2025House

  8. Conferees Named Currie,Grady,Bell (21st)

    3/19/2025House

  9. Conferees Named Barnett,Chassaniol,Sparks

    3/18/2025Senate

  10. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

    3/11/2025Senate

  11. Returned For Concurrence

    3/6/2025House

  12. Passed As Amended

    3/5/2025House

  13. Amended

    3/5/2025House

  14. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

    3/4/2025House

  15. DR - TSDPAA: WD To CN

    3/3/2025House

  16. DR - TSDPAA: CN To WD

    2/26/2025House

  17. Referred To Corrections;Workforce Development

    2/17/2025House

  18. Transmitted To House

    2/13/2025Senate

  19. Passed As Amended

    2/11/2025Senate

  20. Amended

    2/11/2025Senate

  21. Title Suff Do Pass

    2/4/2025Senate

  22. DR - TSDP: CR To EC

    1/29/2025Senate

  23. Referred To Corrections;Economic and Workforce Development

    1/20/2025Senate

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