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MI HB5174

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/10/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jon Bumstead

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

HB 5174 Summary

  • Amends the Corrections Code of 1953 to allow the Department of Corrections to contract with a private vendor operating a correctional facility in Webber Township, Lake County, Michigan for housing state inmates if the contract results in at least 5% annual cost savings.

  • Establishes requirements for private vendor contracts including American Correctional Association accreditation within 24 months, certified correctional officer personnel, department oversight, and reporting to local officials and state agencies.

  • Restricts inmates housed at the facility to security classification level IV or below who have never previously been classified above level IV, and requires inmates from out-of-state or federal agencies be returned to the sending agency upon completion of their sentences.

  • Prohibits the private vendor from calculating inmate release dates, awarding good time credits, or approving extensions of confinement limits without department direction; requires facility accreditation and compliance with American Correctional Association standards.

  • Provides that the state and its departments are not civilly liable for damages arising from the facility's operation, and allows facility use for local, state, or federal agency inmates when not needed by the Department of Corrections, with preference given to in-state inmates.

Legislative Description

Corrections; other; use of a certain youth correctional facility to house adult inmates; provide for. Amends secs. 20g & 20i of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.220g & 791.220i).

Corrections, prisoners

Last Action

Placed On Third Reading

2/16/2012

Committee Referrals

Appropriations11/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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