It is the policy of the Legislature that all inmates be removed from county jails as early as practicable. Sections 47-5-901 through 47-5-907 are temporary measures to help alleviate the immediate operating capacity limitations at correctional facilities and are not permanent measures to be included in the long-term operating capacity of the correctional system.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
State Offenders Serving Sentences in County Jails
§ 47-5-907. Removal of state inmate from county jail; petition; grounds; immunity from liability
§ 47-5-909. Incarceration in county jails as temporary measure only