Contracts for incarceration of state offenders in county facilities; remove authority to have 3% annual increase in contract price.

HB 1438 removes the Mississippi Department of Corrections' authority to automatically increase contract prices by 3% annually for housing state offenders in county facilities. The bill targets specific sections of state law governing contracts with county correctional facilities, eliminating a provision that allowed for this automatic annual cost adjustment. This change directly affects the Department of Corrections and county facilities that house state offenders, as it prevents future automatic price hikes in their agreements. The bill was referred to the Corrections committee but died in committee on February 4, 2025, and will not become law.