Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force

Summary

Established in 2014 under Miss. Code § 47-5-6, the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force tracks and assesses outcomes from the 2013 corrections reform report and submits an annual report to the Legislature at the start of each regular session. Membership includes the corrections commissioner or designee, legislative corrections committee chairs, a circuit court judge, a parole board member, the PEER director, a victims' advocate, an offender/family advocate, and an MAS member. The task force has no subpoena power and no independent investigative authority; it may hire consultants and apply for grants. A 2026 bill (HB 1739) to require mandatory investigation of unexpected prison deaths failed in the Senate on deadline day, March 2026.