Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

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To: Appropriations
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hopson, DeBar, DeLano,
Barnett, McLendon, Sparks, Suber

SENATE BILL NO. 3088
(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND 1
MAINTENANCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR 2
FISCAL YEAR 2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 5
necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State 6
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the support and 7
maintenance of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the 8
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 9
............................................... $ 434,307,319.00. 10
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 11
necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the special 12
fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi 13
Department of Corrections which is collected by or otherwise 14
becomes available for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the 15
department, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending 16
June 30, 2027.................................. $ 36,764,700.00. 17
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SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 18
Sections 1 and 2 of this act, not more than the amounts set forth 19
below shall be expended: 20
CENTRAL OFFICE 21
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 22
the following funding and positions are authorized: 23
FUNDING: 24
General Funds.............................. $ 27,621,005.00 25
Special Funds............................... 4,859,082.00 26
Total................................. $ 32,480,087.00 27
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 28
Permanent: 159 29
Time-Limited: 8 30
FARMING OPERATIONS 31
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 32
the following funding and positions are authorized: 33
FUNDING: 34
General Funds.............................. $ 0.00 35
Special Funds............................... 3,985,964.00 36
Total................................. $ 3,985,964.00 37
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 38
Permanent: 4 39
Time-Limited: 0 40
PAROLE BOARD 41
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Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 42
the following funding and positions are authorized: 43
FUNDING: 44
General Funds.............................. $ 712,253.00 45
Special Funds............................... 0.00 46
Total................................. $ 712,253.00 47
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 48
Permanent: 8 49
Time-Limited: 0 50
PRIVATE PRISONS 51
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 52
the following funding and positions are authorized: 53
FUNDING: 54
General Funds.............................. $ 69,458,349.00 55
Special Funds............................... 2,267,526.00 56
Total................................. $ 71,725,875.00 57
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 58
Permanent: 0 59
Time-Limited: 0 60
MEDICAL SERVICES 61
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 62
the following funding and positions are authorized: 63
FUNDING: 64
General Funds.............................. $ 121,648,556.00 65
Special Funds............................... 4,877,451.00 66
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Total................................. $ 126,526,007.00 67
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 68
Permanent: 1 69
Time-Limited: 2 70
REGIONAL FACILITIES 71
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 72
the following funding and positions are authorized: 73
FUNDING: 74
General Funds.............................. $ 54,806,825.00 75
Special Funds............................... 0.00 76
Total................................. $ 54,806,825.00 77
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 78
Permanent: 0 79
Time-Limited: 0 80
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS 81
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 82
the following funding and positions are authorized: 83
FUNDING: 84
General Funds.............................. $ 25,915,205.00 85
Special Funds............................... 13,252,534.00 86
Total................................. $ 39,167,739.00 87
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 88
Permanent: 461 89
Time-Limited: 83 90
LOCAL CONFINEMENT 91
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Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 92
the following funding and positions are authorized: 93
FUNDING: 94
General Funds.............................. $ 10,064,537.00 95
Special Funds............................... 0.00 96
Total................................. $ 10,064,537.00 97
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 98
Permanent: 0 99
Time-Limited: 0 100
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIONAL 101
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 102
the following funding and positions are authorized: 103
FUNDING: 104
General Funds.............................. $ 36,475,220.00 105
Special Funds............................... 1,578,802.00 106
Total................................. $ 38,054,022.00 107
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 108
Permanent: 589 109
Time-Limited: 5 110
PARCHMAN 111
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 112
the following funding and positions are authorized: 113
FUNDING: 114
General Funds.............................. $ 36,126,408.00 115
Special Funds............................... 2,299,233.00 116
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Total................................. $ 38,425,641.00 117
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 118
Permanent: 597 119
Time-Limited: 9 120
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIONAL 121
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 122
the following funding and positions are authorized: 123
FUNDING: 124
General Funds.............................. $ 25,176,577.00 125
Special Funds............................... 1,393,527.00 126
Total................................. $ 26,570,104.00 127
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 128
Permanent: 457 129
Time-Limited: 4 130
MARSHALL COUNTY CORRECTIONAL 131
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 132
the following funding and positions are authorized: 133
FUNDING: 134
General Funds.............................. $ 9,035,699.00 135
Special Funds............................... 750,180.00 136
Total................................. $ 9,785,879.00 137
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 138
Permanent: 137 139
Time-Limited: 0 140
WALNUT GROVE CORRECTIONAL 141
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Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 142
the following funding and positions are authorized: 143
FUNDING: 144
General Funds.............................. $ 9,556,503.00 145
Special Funds............................... 750,204.00 146
Total................................. $ 10,306,707.00 147
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 148
Permanent: 156 149
Time-Limited: 0 150
DELTA CORRECTIONAL 151
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 152
the following funding and positions are authorized: 153
FUNDING: 154
General Funds.............................. $ 7,710,182.00 155
Special Funds............................... 750,197.00 156
Total................................. $ 8,460,379.00 157
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 158
Permanent: 114 159
Time-Limited: 0 160
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, 161
not more than the following amount of funds, with the exception of 162
the provisions in this section, shall be expended only for 163
"Personal Services," which includes "Vacancy Funding," for the 164
following authorized number of employment headcount: 165
FUNDING: 166
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General Funds: $ 123,017,631.00 167
Special Funds: $ 19,021,799.00 168
Total Funds: $ 142,039,430.00 169
PERSONAL SERVICES: 170
Employee Salaries, Wages and 171
Fringe Benefits: $ 136,155,376.00 172
Progressions: $ 0.00 173
Vacancy Funding: $ 5,884,054.00 174
Total Personal Services: $ 142,039,430.00 175
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 176
Permanent: 2,683 177
Time-Limited: 111 178
As used in this section, the term "Personal Services" shall 179
mean funds provided under the major object of expenditure category 180
Personal Services for Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits. Funds 181
in this category shall not be transferred to any other category. 182
It is the intention of the Legislature to ensure compliance 183
with the Variable Compensation Plan, as outlined in Section 184
25-9-147, Mississippi Code of 1972. Payment from these funds 185
shall be in accordance with the Variable Compensation Plan 186
promulgated by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. It is the 187
Legislature's intention that no employee's salary falls below the 188
minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel 189
Board. 190
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The State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the 191
projected annual cost of "Personal Services" based on monthly and 192
year-to-date payroll expenditures in compliance with the 193
provisions of this act. 194
With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's 195
responsibility to ensure that no single personnel action or 196
combination of personnel actions, when annualized, exceeds the 197
Fiscal Year 2027 appropriation for "Personal Services" with the 198
exception of escalated funds. Further, it shall be the agency's 199
responsibility to ensure that funds required to be appropriated 200
for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2028 do not exceed Fiscal 201
Year 2027 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or 202
positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2027 budget by the 203
Mississippi Legislature. 204
If, at the time the agency takes any action to change 205
"Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the 206
agency has taken or will take an action that would cause the 207
agency to exceed the funds appropriated in this act when 208
annualized for Fiscal Year 2027 or increase the need for "Personal 209
Services" for Fiscal Year 2028, when annualized, the State 210
Personnel Board shall process no salary actions until such time as 211
the requirements of the provisions of this section are met with 212
the exception of new hires determined to be essential for the 213
agency. 214
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When used in this section, "Vacancy Funding" shall mean funds 215
included in the Total Personal Services amount listed above and 216
designated for approved vacancies in Fiscal Year 2027. These 217
funds are to be utilized to increase the number of filled 218
headcounts that were authorized but unfilled as of the last day of 219
Fiscal Year 2026. If the agency fills additional headcounts after 220
March 1, 2026, until the end of Fiscal Year 2026, the amount of 221
available Vacancy Funding may be proportionally adjusted to 222
reflect the updated number of filled headcounts. The agency shall 223
be responsible for ensuring that "Vacancy Funding" is used to 224
increase headcounts and not for promotions, title changes, 225
in-range salary adjustments, or any other mechanism for increasing 226
salaries for current employees. 227
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with 228
the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or 229
allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State 230
Personnel Board shall not escalate positions or increase the 231
Personal Services total without written approval from the 232
Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of 233
Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to 234
escalate any funds for salaries and/or headcounts without proof of 235
availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated 236
level. Unless specifically noted, all Fiscal Year 2026 escalated 237
headcounts have been accounted for and shall be converted to 238
authorized time-limited headcounts. 239
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No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be 240
used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for 241
salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are 242
withdrawn and no longer available. 243
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in 244
violation of the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A 245
relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as 246
interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. 247
If the agency's total authorized headcount decreases from 248
Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2027, it will be the agency's 249
discretion as to what headcounts are removed. 250
SECTION 4. The Commissioner of the Mississippi Department 251
of Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer spending authority 252
between and within budgets, both positions and funds, in an amount 253
not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the authorized budgets 254
in the aggregate. However, no transfers shall be authorized that 255
increase the Central Office budget or decrease the Farming 256
Operations budget. 257
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the 258
Department of Corrections shall submit written justification for 259
the transfer to the Legislative Budget Office and the Department 260
of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth (15th) of 261
the month prior to the effective date of the transfer. The 262
department shall provide a report of all transfers made under this 263
section to the Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations and 264
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Corrections Committees and the Legislative Budget Office by 265
December 15 of each fiscal year which shall contain the required 266
information from the previous and current fiscal years. 267
SECTION 5. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance 268
Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of 269
the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized 270
in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the 271
intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, 272
this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted 273
performance measures provided below: 274
FY2027 275
Performance Measures Target 276
General Administration 277
Support as a Percent of Total Budget 7.20 278
Number of State Prisoners per 100,000 279
Population (Includes only Inmates 280
Sentenced to More than a Year) 649.00 281
Average Annual Incarceration Cost per Inmate 59.24 282
Percentage of Offenders Returning to 283
Incarceration within 3 Years of Release 37.30 284
Farming Operations 285
Annual Income from Farm Sales 1,605,662.67 286
Parole Board 287
Number of Inmates Paroled 3,800 288
Private Prisons 289
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Number of ABE Program Slots Available 245 290
Number of VOC-ED Program Slots Available 195 291
Number of A&D Program Slots Available 148 292
Medical Services 293
Number of Total Inmate Days in a Hospital 5,586 294
Regional Facilities 295
Number of ABE Program Slots Available 363 296
Number of VOC-ED Program Slots Available 700 297
Number of A&D Program Slots Available 445 298
Probation/Parole 299
Recidivism Rate Within 12 Months of 300
Release to Field Supervision 8.30 301
Recidivism Rate Within 36 Months of 302
Release to Field Supervision 17.60 303
Community Work Centers 304
Recidivism Rate Within 12 Months of Release 38.00 305
Recidivism Rate Within 36 Months of Release 29.80 306
Restitution Centers 307
Recidivism Rate Within 12 Months 10.30 308
Recidivism Rate Within 36 Months 17.00 309
Local Confinement 310
Number of Days Offenders Held in County 311
Jails 360,000 312
Institutional Security 313
Number of Assaults on Inmates per 100 314
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Inmates 3.90 315
Number of Assaults on Officers per 100 316
Officers 3.50 317
Youthful Offender School 318
Recidivism Rate Within 12 Months of Release 21.00 319
Recidivism Rate Within 36 Months of Release 45.00 320
Evidenced Based Intervention 321
Recidivism Rate for Inmates who Complete 322
the ABE Program 33.30 323
Recidivism Rate for Inmates who Complete 324
a Vocational Program 2.90 325
Recidivism Rate for Inmates who Complete 326
the A&D Program 30.40 327
Percent of Offenders Possessing GED 328
Certificate or High School Diploma at 329
Time of Release 45.20 330
Percent of Offenders Obtaining 331
Marketable Job Skills During 332
Incarceration 4.30 333
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets 334
set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the 335
agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget 336
Committee for Fiscal Year 2028. 337
SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 1 and 2 of 338
this act, none shall be expended for personnel housing under the 339
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jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections unless the 340
department shall collect a reasonable rent, after a finding of 341
fact as to what is a reasonable rent, and/or the cost of utilities 342
furnished to said housing. The Department of Corrections shall 343
not pay for the installation or monthly service of any telephone 344
installed in a staff residence under its jurisdiction. 345
It is further the intention of the Legislature that none of 346
the funds provided herein shall be used to pay certain utilities 347
for state-furnished housing for any employees. Such utilities 348
shall include electricity, natural gas, butane, propane and cable 349
services. Where actual cost cannot be determined, the agency 350
shall be required to provide meters to be in compliance with 351
legislative intent. Such state-furnished housing shall include 352
single-family and multifamily residences but shall not include any 353
dormitory residences. Allowances for such utilities shall be 354
prohibited. 355
SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 1 and 2 of 356
this act, and authorized for expenditure in Section 3 of this act, 357
payment may be authorized for court-ordered attorney fees and any 358
accrued interest subject to the approval of the Office of the 359
Attorney General. 360
SECTION 8. None of the money herein appropriated shall be 361
paid to any person who by the provision of Section 47-5-47, 362
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, is prohibited from being an 363
employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The State 364
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Department of Finance and Administration shall at least annually 365
make a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance 366
Evaluation and Expenditure Review and to the Attorney General 367
stating the name of any person prohibited under the provisions of 368
Section 47-5-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, from being 369
an employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections who has 370
during the preceding year received any money herein appropriated. 371
In the event that any such person prohibited as hereinabove 372
provided from receiving funds herein appropriated should receive 373
any of said funds, the Attorney General shall immediately commence 374
action to recover the monies so paid to said person and to enjoin 375
the further employment of said person at the Mississippi 376
Department of Corrections. 377
SECTION 9. It is the intent of the Legislature that all 378
prisoners at Parchman shall work a minimum of eight (8) hours per 379
day, excluding prisoners with a physical disability or those 380
incarcerated in maximum security. 381
SECTION 10. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 382
per diem rates paid to regional facilities shall be Thirty-two 383
Dollars and Seventy-one Cents ($32.71) per inmate. In no event 384
shall any regional facility's per diem rate exceed Thirty-two 385
Dollars and Seventy-one Cents ($32.71) per inmate as authorized in 386
Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code of 1972. 387
SECTION 11. The department or its contracted medical 388
provider will pay to a provider of a medical service for any and 389
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all incarcerated persons from a correctional or detention facility 390
an amount based upon negotiated fees as agreed to by the medical 391
care service providers and the department and/or its contracted 392
medical provider. In the absence of a negotiated discounted fee 393
schedule, medical care service providers will be paid by the 394
department or its contracted medical service provider an amount no 395
greater than the reimbursement rate applicable based on the 396
Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement rate. This limitation applies 397
to all medical care services, durable and nondurable goods, 398
prescription drugs and medications provided to any and all 399
incarcerated persons outside of the correctional or detention 400
facility. None of the monies appropriated herein may be used to 401
pay for cosmetic medical procedures for any prisoner. Cosmetic 402
medical procedure means any medical procedure performed in order 403
to change an individual's appearance without significantly serving 404
to prevent or treat illness or disease or to promote proper 405
functioning of the body. 406
SECTION 12. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 407
Mississippi Department of Corrections shall provide a report on 408
all funds clawed back due to a company or individual not meeting 409
the contractual obligations to the department. This report shall 410
contain the name of the entity, the reason why the funds were 411
clawed back, the amount of funds clawed back, and how the 412
department utilized the funds received. As used in this section, 413
the term funds clawed back shall include direct receipt of funds 414
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from an entity not meeting their contractual obligation and the 415
reduction of funds owed by the department to an entity due to the 416
entity not meeting their contractual obligation. The report shall 417
be provided to the Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations, 418
Corrections, and Public Health Committees and the Legislative 419
Budget Office by December 15 of each fiscal year and shall contain 420
the required information from the previous and current fiscal 421
years. 422
SECTION 13. Of the funds appropriated in this act, Six 423
Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($690,000.00) shall be made 424
available to the department for the monitoring and review of the 425
medical services contract. The funds available in this section 426
shall be derived from funds clawed back by the department as 427
defined in Section 12 of this act. If clawed back funds are 428
unavailable or insufficient, the department may utilize any other 429
available funds in this act for the purposes provided in this 430
section. The department shall provide a report of the monitoring 431
and review of the medical services contract to the Chairmen of 432
Senate and House Appropriations, Corrections, and Public Health 433
Committees and the Legislative Budget Office by December 15 of 434
each fiscal year. 435
SECTION 14. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 436
Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections shall 437
have the authority to transfer cash from one special fund treasury 438
fund to another special fund treasury fund under the control of 439
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the Department of Corrections. The purpose of this authority is 440
to more efficiently use available cash reserves. It is further 441
the intention of the Legislature that the Department of 442
Corrections shall submit written justification for the transfer to 443
the Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and 444
Administration on or before the fifteenth of the month prior to 445
the effective date of the transfer. The department shall provide 446
a report of all transfers made under this section to the Chairmen 447
of Senate and House Appropriations and Corrections Committees and 448
the Legislative Budget Office by December 15 of each fiscal year 449
which shall contain the required information from the previous and 450
current fiscal years. 451
SECTION 15. It is the intention of the Legislature that 452
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the 453
purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 454
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 455
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 456
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 457
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 458
made without competitive bids. 459
SECTION 16. It is the intention of the Legislature that all 460
funds held by the Inmate Welfare Fund, as created in Section 461
47-5-158, Mississippi Code of 1972, be placed in a treasury fund. 462
Of the amounts appropriated in Section 2 of this act, an amount 463
not exceeding Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 464
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($9,250,000.00) shall be available for expenditure in the Inmate 465
Welfare Fund. Of these funds, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 466
($500,000.00) shall be used to provide for transitional housing 467
and post release reentry programs. 468
As a condition of expending the funds appropriated under 469
Sections 1 and 2 of this act for the budget of the Central Office 470
as provided in Section 3 of this act, the Commissioner of 471
Corrections shall provide to the chairmen of the House and Senate 472
Corrections Committees, the chairmen of the House and Senate 473
Appropriations Committees, and the Legislative Budget Office: (a) 474
a report of all expenditures of the Department of Corrections, 475
including, but not limited to, expenditures relating to the Inmate 476
Welfare Fund created in Section 47-5-158, Mississippi Code of 477
1972, and the Canteen Fund created in Section 47-5-109, 478
Mississippi Code of 1972, for fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026, 479
which report shall be due not later than October 1, 2026; and (b) 480
a quarterly report detailing all expenditures of the department, 481
including, but not limited to, expenditures relating to the Inmate 482
Welfare Fund and the Canteen Fund. These reports shall be due 483
October 15, January 15, April 15, and July 15 each year. 484
SECTION 17. It is the intention of the Legislature that all 485
funds held by the Inmate Incentive to Work Program Fund, as 486
created in Section 47-5-371, Mississippi Code of 1972, be placed 487
in a treasury fund. Of the amounts appropriated in Section 2 of 488
this act, an amount not exceeding One Million Dollars 489
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($1,000,000.00) shall be available for expenditure in the Inmate 490
Incentive to Work Program Fund. The following funds shall be 491
utilized to pay inmates who are participants in the Inmate 492
Incentive to Work Program. 493
SECTION 18. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 494
Mississippi Department of Corrections shall maintain complete 495
accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all 496
funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be 497
in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal 498
Year 2026. It is further the intention of the Legislature that 499
the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2028 shall be 500
submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format 501
and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail 502
provided during the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request process. 503
SECTION 19. It is the intention of the Legislature for the 504
Mississippi Department of Corrections to manage funds budgeted and 505
allocated. In so doing, the commissioner of the department shall 506
have the authority to amend, extend and/or renew the term of any 507
lease agreement or any inmate housing agreement in connection with 508
a correctional facility. Notwithstanding any statutory limits to 509
the contrary, such amendment, extension and/or renewal may be for 510
a length of time up to and including ten (10) years as is 511
necessary for the continued operations of such facilities and 512
implementation of the department's duties and responsibilities in 513
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accordance with Title 47 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as 514
amended. 515
SECTION 20. With the funds herein appropriated, it is the 516
intent of the Legislature that upon vouchers submitted by the 517
board of supervisors of any county housing offenders in county 518
jails pending a probation or parole revocation hearing, the 519
department shall pay the reimbursement costs as provided for in 520
Section 47-5-901, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended by House 521
Bill No. 585, 2014 Regular Session. 522
SECTION 21. With the funds herein appropriated, it is the 523
intent of the Legislature, that for Fiscal Year 2027, the 524
Department of Corrections shall reimburse municipalities, up to 525
Twenty Dollars ($20.00) a day, for the cost incurred of housing 526
inmates in any jail facility based on time served for the 527
conviction of larceny, shoplifting, or related convictions where 528
the value of the property taken is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) 529
or more but is equal to or less than One Thousand Dollars 530
($1,000.00). A copy of the court abstract of record and the jail 531
docket shall be provided to show the total number of days an 532
individual was incarcerated in said jail facility. The 533
reimbursement shall be payable back to the municipality upon 534
receipt of required documentation and an invoice. Total 535
reimbursements resulting from this section shall not exceed One 536
Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00). 537
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SECTION 22. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions 538
of Section 2 of this act, funds may be expended to defray the 539
costs of clothing for sworn nonuniform law enforcement officers in 540
an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) annually 541
per officer. 542
SECTION 23. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 of this 543
act, it is the intention of the Legislature that Five Hundred Ten 544
Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-one Dollars ($510,261.00) shall be 545
allocated to Victim's Notification Programs supported by General 546
Fund court assessments. 547
SECTION 24. With the funds appropriated herein, the 548
Mississippi Department of Corrections is authorized to make 549
payments for expenses incurred between fiscal years 2022 and 2024 550
for an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Three Thousand Seven 551
Hundred Seventy-three Dollars and Forty-three Cents ($303,773.43). 552
These payments are for invoices from the Holly Springs Utility 553
Department, Greenwood Drug, Pitney Bowes Global Financial 554
Services, RJ Young, Bureau Veritas Elevator Inspection Services, 555
Ecolab, LGT Glass, and Big State Industrial Supply. 556
SECTION 25. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 557
necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital 558
Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Mississippi 559
Department of Corrections for the purpose of reauthorizing the 560
expenditure of Capital Expense Fund, as authorized in HB 46, 2025 561
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ST: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
First Extraordinary Session, for the Offender Tracking System for 562
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 563
2027............................................ $ 8,606,679.00. 564
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 565
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 566
section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 567
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 568
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 569
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 570
SECTION 26. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by 571
the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the 572
credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon 573
warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal 574
Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the 575
proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. 576
SECTION 27. This act shall take effect and be in force from 577
and after July 1, 2026. 578