re: He Was Granted Parole After 31 Years. A Newspaper Ad Is Keeping Him in Prison.

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Wouldn’t this news story satisfy the requirements of that law?

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Rule 2.2: Eligibility for Parole

Offenders sentenced to death or mandatory sentences are not eligible for parole. Offenders who
are eligible for parole are advised in writing by the Records Division of the Mississippi
Department of Corrections as to when they will be eligible to be considered for parole.

Any inmate convicted of a capital offense shall not be (initially) considered for parole until
notice concerning his/her possible parole is published at least once a week for two (2) weeks in a
newspaper published and having general circulation in the county where the crime was
committed as required by the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated (47-7-17)

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