47-5-121 - Separation of sexes. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 47-5-121. Separation of sexes.
 

All female offenders shall be kept separate and apart from male offenders. Where practicable, the commissioner shall keep the female offenders within a separate facility from the male offenders, and shall provide reasonable rules and regulations for the government of same. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7943; Laws,  1964, ch. 378, § 23; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 58; reenacted, 1981, ch. 465, § 64; reenacted, 1984, ch. 471, § 59; reenacted, 1986, ch. 413, § 59, eff from and after passage (approved March 28, 1986).