In addition to housing offenders for the Department of Corrections, the Chief Corrections Officer may house pretrial detainees, county offenders and other persons legally subject to incarceration by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. All offenders are to be housed in accordance with American Corrections Association standards.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-939
Housing pretrial detainees, county offenders and other persons
Laws, 1995, ch. 585, § 5, eff from and after passage (approved April 7, 1995
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