The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to adopt an administrative review procedure at each of its correctional facilities in compliance with 42 USCS Section 1997, the “Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act,” or CRIPA, and Part 40 of Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-801
Authority to adopt administrative review procedure
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Edwards v. Booker (2001)
Most recently applied in Mississippi Department of Corrections v. Jerry Bland (January 2017)
Laws, 1989, ch. 563, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1989.
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