2026 Regular Session
HB 1737
Inmate deaths; require autopsy reports be provided to certain elected officials.
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Bill overview
An act to amend section 47-5-151, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that when an autopsy is performed on a state inmate, a copy of the autopsy report shall be provided to the governor, lieutenant governor and the chairpersons of the house and senate corrections committees; And for related purposes.
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