2017 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 7 - Probation and Parole
Probation and Parole Law
§ 47-7-13. Voting and recordkeeping requirements; offices, equipment, and supplies

Universal Citation: MS Code § 47-7-13 (2017)

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. A decision to parole an offender convicted of murder or a sex-related crime shall require the affirmative vote of three (3) members. The board shall maintain, in minute book form, a copy of each of its official actions with the reasons therefor. Suitable and sufficient office space and support resources and staff necessary to conducting Parole Board business shall be provided by the Department of Corrections. However, the principal place for conducting parole hearings shall be the state penitentiary at Parchman.

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