Miss. Code § 47-5-539

Current through 5/14/2024
Section 47-5-539 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Definitions

For the purposes of Sections 47-5-531 through 47-5-575, the following terms shall have the following meaning unless the context shall provide otherwise:

(a) "Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the corporation established under this chapter.
(b) "Corporation" means the private nonprofit corporation which is required to be organized and formed to carry out the provisions of Sections 47-5-531 through 47-5-575 regarding prison industries.
(c) "Department" means the State Department of Corrections.
(d) "Inmate" means any person incarcerated within any state correctional facility.
(e) "Prison industry program" means any program which is considered to be a part of any prison industry in this state.
(f) "Prison agricultural enterprises" means all agricultural endeavors as defined in Section 47-5-353.
(g) "Work Initiative" or "initiative" means the program authorized in Section 47-5-579.

Miss. Code § 47-5-539

Laws, 1990, ch. 534, § 5; Laws, 1992, ch. 506, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 547, § 14, eff. 4/13/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 493, SB 2437,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 464, HB 863,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.