Habitual offender; revise penalties.

HB 887 revises Mississippi's habitual offender sentencing laws by establishing a 15-year window to count prior felony convictions (counting from release date if incarcerated) and removing parole eligibility for most habitual offenders. It requires longer prison sentences for those with two prior felonies within 15 years and mandates life imprisonment for individuals convicted of a violent crime with two prior felonies. The bill directly affects convicted felons with prior serious offenses, eliminating parole options except for those convicted before the law's effective date. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.