Joint state-county work programs; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances.

HB 358 requires Mississippi's Department of Corrections (DOC) to ensure at least 10% of eligible incarcerated offenders in private correctional facilities participate in joint state-county work programs. This applies specifically when the DOC houses inmates in privately operated prisons, mandating that these facilities utilize the work programs as a condition for housing offenders. The bill amends several sections of Mississippi law (including Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, and others) to enforce this requirement and align with the new provision. It directly affects the DOC's contracting decisions with private correctional facilities and county partnerships for inmate work programs.