Terms for certain conditional release; authorize MDOC to review for certain elderly inmates sentenced to life imprisonment.

HB 1693 would allow Mississippi's Department of Corrections (MDOC) to review conditional release requests for inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for capital murder who are 65 years or older and have served at least 15 years of their sentence. The bill specifically affects elderly inmates convicted of capital murder under current life-sentence terms, not other life-sentence cases. If approved, MDOC would set the conditions for their early release under supervision, but this would not guarantee release. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and was never enacted.