Sheriffs who house state offenders; authorize to establish work program with Dept. of Transportation.

An Act To Authorize The Sheriffs Of County Regional Correctional Facilities And County Jails That House State Inmates, To Establish A Work Program With The Mississippi Department Of Transportation Where Inmates Work For The Department; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Pay A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 To The Correctional Facilities That Have Inmates That Work For The Department Of Transportation; To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32.71 To $34.00 The Contract Rate That The Department Of Corrections May Pay Regionals For The Housing Of State Inmates; To Provide That All Regional Correctional Facilities And All County Jails That House State Offenders Shall Receive A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 Per Day From The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Sections 47-5-901 And 47-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Transportation To Enter Into A Certain Agreement With Sheriffs For A Certain Work Program That Utilizes State Inmates; And For Related Purposes.