SB 2775 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Feeding of prisoners; remove provision authorizing county to charge other entities for reimbursement.

SB 2775 removes a provision in Mississippi law that allowed counties to charge other entities, such as cities or the federal government, for feeding prisoners held in county jails. This change directly affects counties that house prisoners and the entities that previously might have been required to reimburse counties for these feeding costs. The bill deletes the authorization for counties to seek reimbursement from other jurisdictions for prisoner feeding expenses, eliminating a specific financial mechanism. As a result, counties would no longer have the legal ability to charge other entities for this service. The bill does not create new requirements but removes an existing reimbursement option.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
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