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Advocates discuss impacts of expanded parole eligibility (Source: WLBT) By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 23, 2021 at 7:38 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 8:09 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Thousands of Mississippi prisoners will have the opportunity for parole in the coming years now that Governor Tate Reeves has signed Senate Bill 2795 into law. “Nearly 2/3 of our prison population is currently serving a sentence and they’re not eligible for a parole hearing,” explained fwd.us Mississippi State Director, Criminal Justice Reform Alesha Judkins. But that will soon change. Non-violent offenders currently have no choice but to serve 25 percent of their sentence. They’ll now be parole eligible after 25 percent served or 10 years, whichever is less. ....
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