SB 0878 Summary

• Private contractors operating the former Michigan youth correctional facility may house detainees and inmates from local, state, or federal agencies, with preference given to agencies within Michigan.

• Private facility operators must obtain American Correctional Association accreditation within 24 months, comply with ACA standards, and employ personnel meeting ACA and contract-mandated training requirements.

• Inmates housed in private facilities must have security classification level IV or below and never previously exceeded that level; serious incidents must be reported immediately to the sheriff and state police.

• Department of Corrections may contract with private facilities if the contract results in at least 10% annual cost savings; private contractors must consider hiring displaced state employees and returning military personnel.

• Expands existing provisions governing prisoner transfers, visitor searches, probation records access, and telephone monitoring to include privately operated correctional facilities.