SB 0852 Summary

• Appropriates $2,010,125,100 total for Michigan Department of Corrections for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, with $1,954,910,200 from state general fund.

• Establishes line-item appropriations across major divisions: departmental administration ($102.3 million), offender success ($121.4 million), field operations ($270.2 million), correctional facilities administration ($104.3 million), health care ($310.5 million), and correctional facilities ($1,064.7 million).

• Requires extensive quarterly and annual reporting on prisoner populations, program outcomes, recidivism rates, health care utilization, parole decisions, and facility maintenance across multiple oversight committees and agencies.

• Includes provisions for community corrections programs, residential probation diversions ($18.8 million), substance abuse treatment, education/vocational programs, and criminal justice reinvestment initiatives.

• Expresses legislative intent for fiscal year 2019-2020 appropriations to match 2018-2019 levels with adjustments for caseload changes, federal funding rates, and economic factors.