*Officials say Walnut Grove-based operation will help with re-entry but cost taxpayers little By Laura Hipp lhipp@clarionledger.com Some soon-to-be-released inmates in Mississippi will have a shot at a job and earning a few bucks in a pilot re-entry program that begins in May. There are currently about 70 nonviolent offenders who are eligible for the program through earned release supervision, said Epps, who added that similar efforts are used in Texas.