DOC payments made to counties for housing state offenders in county facilities; require rate paid to be the same at each facility.

HB 1373 requires the Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC) to pay the same per-day rate to all counties for housing state offenders in county facilities, eliminating varying payment rates between counties. The rate must not exceed $25 per day per offender, as specified in current law. This policy directly affects counties that house state inmates due to capacity limits in state correctional facilities and standardizes DOC payments to ensure uniform compensation.