Mississippi HB273 revises regulations for habitual offenders, including parole eligibility and sentence modifications.
Mississippi HB273 amends the Mississippi Code to revise regulations for habitual offenders. It modifies parole eligibility for those convicted of violent crimes, requiring them to serve a minimum of 50% or 20 years, whichever is less, before parole consideration. For specific crimes like robbery with a deadly weapon, drive-by shooting, and carjacking, offenders must serve 60% or 25 years, whichever is less. The bill also establishes geriatric parole for those aged 60 and above who have served at least 10 years.
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