Inmates asserting similar claims regarding the RID program have pursued such claims in the form of a motion for post-conviction collateral relief with the state courts. See e.g., Gatlin v. State, 18 So.3d 290 (Miss.Ct.App. 2009); Green v. State, 784 So.2d 273 (Miss.Ct.App. 2001); Eldridge v. State, 764 So.2d 515 (Miss.Ct.App. 2000). Since Petitioner clearly states that he has not pursued his claims, in any form, with the state courts, this habeas corpus petition will be dismissed for failure to exhaust his available state remedies.
Gatlinv.State, 18 So. 3d 290, 293 (¶16) (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). This program was discontinued, effective January 1, 2017.
The RID program allowed offenders to earn early release after a brief period of confinement. Gatlin v. State , 18 So. 3d 290, 293 (¶16) (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). However, this program was discontinued when the Legislature amended the statute to say that no person to be sentenced to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections shall be ordered to a Regimented Inmate Discipline (RID) program by any court of this state.