In addition to any other provisions of law, it shall be lawful for a correctional facility constructed in Tallahatchie County to house juveniles who have been found delinquent or in need of supervision. The juveniles shall be housed in a correctional facility constructed in Tallahatchie County. The juveniles housed under the provisions of this section and sentenced under the laws of the federal government or its territories or another state shall be under the jurisdiction of the youth or juvenile court or committing jurisdiction in which the juvenile was found to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-319
Correctional facility for juveniles in need of supervision authorized to be built in Tallahatchie County
Known as the Youth Court Law
The act spans §§ 43–43 (102 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case R.P. v. State (2014)
Most recently applied in R.P. v. State (November 2014)
Laws, 1999, ch. 586, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved April 22, 1999.
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