Habitual offenders; revise regulations for.

HB 273 updates Mississippi's sentencing and parole rules for habitual offenders convicted of violent crimes. It requires courts to impose maximum sentences for repeat violent offenders (defined under Section 97-3-2) unless they provide a written explanation for deviation. The bill explicitly bars parole eligibility for these offenders and sets life sentences under this statute to be calculated at 50 years for parole consideration. This directly affects inmates classified as habitual offenders who committed violent crimes, removing their parole options and tightening sentencing requirements. The changes apply to convictions involving two prior separate felony convictions with one-year-plus sentences in any penal institution.