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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 5 - Correctional System
State Offenders Serving Sentences in County Jails
§ 47-5-909. Incarceration in county jails as temporary measure only [Repealed effective July 1, 2020]
Universal Citation: MS Code § 47-5-909 (2017)
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.
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