1. Technical violation centers.

Miss. Code Ann. § 47-7-38.1
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The Departmentof Corrections shall establish technical violation centers to detainprobation and parole violators revoked by the court or parole board. The departmentshall place an offender in a violation center for a technical violationas ordered by the board pursuant to Section 47-7-27 and the sentencingcourt pursuant to Section 47-7-37. The violationcenters shall be equipped to address the underlying factors that ledto the offender’s violation as identified based on the resultsof a risk and needs assessment. At a minimum each violation centershall include substance abuse services shown to reduce recidivismand a reduction in the use of illicit substances or alcohol, educationprograms, employment preparation and training programs and behavioralprograms. As required by Section 47-5-20(b), the departmentshall notify, by certified mail, each member of the board of supervisorsof the county in which the violation center shall be located of thedepartment’s intent to convert an existing department facilityto a technical violation center. The departmentshall establish rules and regulations for the implementation and operationof the technical violation centers. The Departmentof Corrections shall provide to the Oversight Task Force semiannuallythe average daily population of the technical violation centers, thenumber of admissions to the technical violation centers, and the averagetime served in the technical violation centers.

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