March 31, 2021
Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill last year that was similar but not identical to the one that legislators passed on Tuesday. A key difference is that this year's bill would not allow parole consideration for anybody convicted of murder, said Senate Corrections Committee Chairman Juan Barnett (pictured), a Democrat from Heidelberg. Photo courtesy Mississippi State Senate
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Mississippi Proposal Would Expand the Possibility of Parole
Mississippi legislators are sending Gov. Tate Reeves a bill that could make more inmates eligible for the possibility of parole in a state one of the highest incarceration rates in …
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