If a regional facility authorized under Section 47-5-931 experiences a disruption in the housing of state inmates due to a natural disaster in which the Governor has declared a disaster emergency under the laws of this state or the President of the United States has declared an emergency or major disaster to exist in this state, notwithstanding the limitation prescribed in Section 47-5-933, the term of the contract entered into by the Department of Corrections and the board of supervisors of the involved county or counties may be extended for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
Incarceration of State Offenders in County Owned or Leased Correctional Facilities
§ 47-5-933. Contracts for incarceration of state offenders in county facilities; medical care
§ 47-5-934. Extension of contracts for incarceration in event of disruption due to natural disaster
§ 47-5-939. Housing pretrial detainees, county offenders and other persons
§ 47-5-943. Contracts for incarceration; compliance with standards and statutes
§ 47-5-945. Contract restrictions; time; terms; medical care of offenders
§ 47-5-949. Continuing education; high school level degree; vocational education