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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE FROM AT LEAST 15 DAYS TO AT LEAST 48 HOURS THE NOTICE OF RELEASE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MUST GIVE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN AN OFFENDER IS BEING RELEASED FROM CUSTODY,TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE FROM AT LEAST 15 DAYS TO AT LEAST 48 HOURS THE TIME PERIOD THAT A VICTIM OF AN OFFENDER, OR THE VICTIM’S FAMILY, MUST BE NOTIFIED BY THE PAROLE BOARD WHEN THE OFFENDER IS TO BE RELEASED BY THE BOARD,AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Reduces from at least 15 days to at least 48 hours the notice of release that the Department of Corrections must give to local law enforcement when an offender is being released from custody,reduces from at least 15 days to at least 48 hours the time period that a victim of an offender, or the victim’s family, must be notified by the parole board when the offender is to be released by the Board.