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Miss. Code Ann. § 47-1-15 (2026)

Deductions from sentence for efficient work

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Any convict working under the direction of the board of supervisors who renders efficient services and complies with all necessary rules and regulations may have deducted from the term of his imprisonment one-fourth (1/4) thereof.

Codes, 1892, § 783; 1906, § 842; Hemingway's 1917, § 4017; 1930, § 4066; 1942, § 7907; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; Laws, 1932, ch. 199.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2013 · leading case: Timmy Vuncannon v. United States, 711 F.3d 536 (5th Cir. 2013).
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Timmy Vuncannon v. United States, 711 F.3d 536 (5th Cir. 2013). “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 47-1-15, 47. 16 . See Mathis v.”
Bennett v. State, 963 So. 2d 1265 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Bennett timely filed his appeal of the circuit court’s decision. On appeal, Bennett argues that the trial court erred in applying Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 47-7-47 and 47-5-138 (Rev.”
Walters v. State, 933 So. 2d 313 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Aggrieved, Walters appeals and claims that Section 47-1-15 of the Mississippi Code supports his early release.”
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