Mississippi HB111 would commute sentences for nonviolent offenders and drug offenders serving five years or less.
Mississippi HB111 would amend the state's criminal code to commute sentences for nonviolent offenders and drug offenders serving five years or less. Specifically, any person convicted of a drug offense or a nonviolent crime and sentenced to five years or less, held in the physical custody of the Department of Corrections, would have their sentence commuted to time served. The bill also brings forward Section 47-7-3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 for amendment and includes provisions for parole eligibility and geriatric parole. The act would take effect from and after July 1, 2026.
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