Nondelegable responsibilities.

Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1121
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No contract for private correctional facilities or services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of the authority or responsibility of the state to a prison contractor to: Classify inmates or place inmates in less restrictive custody or more restrictive custody; Transfer an inmate, although the contractor may recommend in writing that the department transfer a particular inmate; Grant, deny, or revoke sentence credits; Recommend that the parole board either deny or grant parole, although the contractor may submit written reports that have been prepared in the ordinary course of business; Develop and implement procedures for calculating sentence credits or inmate release and parole eligibility dates; Require an inmate to work, except on department-approved projects; approve the type of work that inmates may perform; or award or withhold wages or sentence credits based on the manner in which individual inmates perform such work; or Determine inmate eligibility for furlough and work release.

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