Miss. Code Ann. § 9-27-21

The following circuit court districts may establish a mental health diversion pilot program: Second, Third, Eighth, Twelfth, Seventeenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts. The purpose of a pilot program is to implement procedures to meet the goals listed in Section 9-27-3 on a trial basis and is conditioned upon the availability of funds obtained for that purpose from public or private sources other than funds appropriated by the Legislature. Any drug court in the Second, Third, Eighth or Twentieth Circuit Court Districts shall render such assistance as is authorized by the senior circuit judge.