Department of Corrections; require to provide body-worn cameras for its correctional officers.

HB 1742 would have required Mississippi's Department of Corrections to provide body-worn cameras to correctional officers during activities involving controlling, directing, or monitoring inmates. The bill mandated that cameras be worn on uniform, kept operational, and maintained in working order during these duties. It specified the cameras must record both audio and video and was scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026. However, the bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and never became law.