MI HB4538

Establishes eligibility requirements for prisoners to participate in special alternative incarceration (SAI) units, including minimum sentence limits of 24 months for dwelling house burglaries and 36 months for other crimes.

Requires the department to evaluate prisoners for SAI placement before leaving the reception center and mandates notification to sentencing judges, prosecutors, and crime victims at least 30 days before placement.

Specifies that prisoners in SAI programs must participate for 90-120 days with validated risk assessments, community service provider interaction, discharge planning, and community follow-up services.

Upon program completion, prisoners are placed on parole for at least 18 months with intensive supervision for the first 120 days, and parole violation results in forfeiture of disciplinary credits earned during the program.

Requires annual legislative reports on program impact and recidivism, annual third-party evaluations of implementation, and full participation in the Michigan prisoner reentry initiative; the section repeals on September 30, 2012.