Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.
State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES MONITORING UNIT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONITORING UNIT SHALL BE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONITORING UNIT SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS ANY PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THAT ARE UTILIZED BY THE STATE TO HOUSE STATE OFFENDERS; TO REQUIRE THE MONITORING UNIT TO MAKE AVAILABLE CERTAIN REPORTS PERTAINING TO ITS MONITORING OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CONTRACT WITH A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EXPERT WHO SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN TRAINING FOR THE MONITORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |