SB 1382 Summary

• Amends Michigan's Corrections Code to modify parole eligibility requirements for prisoners serving life sentences for drug-related offenses under public health code section 7401(2)(a)(i).

• Prisoners convicted before October 1, 1992 become parole-eligible after serving 10 years; those convicted on or after October 1, 1992 become eligible after serving 15 years (with exceptions for those with additional serious crime convictions).

• Establishes a parole review process requiring parole board interviews at 10-year mark and file reviews every 5 years thereafter, with public hearings and sentencing judge notification before parole approval.

• Allows prisoners to serve 2.5 years less if the sentencing judge determines they cooperated with law enforcement, with protections against penalizing defendants who exercised their right to trial.

• Makes specific parole eligibility adjustments for individuals convicted of other drug-related public health code violations based on offense type and sentencing date, with varying service requirements (5, 10, 17.5, or 20 years).

• Bill's effectiveness is contingent upon Senate Bill 1383 of the 96th Legislature being enacted into law.