2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE
Chapter 5 - Correctional System.
47-5-121 - Separation of sexes.
§ 47-5-121. Separation of sexes.
All female offenders shall be kept separate and apart from male offenders. Where practicable, the commissioner shall keep the female offenders within a separate facility from the male offenders, and shall provide reasonable rules and regulations for the government of same.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7943; Laws, 1964, ch. 378, § 23; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 58; reenacted, 1981, ch. 465, § 64; reenacted, 1984, ch. 471, § 59; reenacted, 1986, ch. 413, § 59, eff from and after passage (approved March 28, 1986).
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