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MI SB1143

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/8/2018

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bieda

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands good time credit eligibility to prisoners serving sentences for crimes committed before April 1, 1987, who have no major misconduct convictions or state law violations, earning 5-15 days per month depending on years served.

  • Eliminates the separate disciplinary credit system for crimes committed on or after April 1, 1987, replacing it with a unified good time credit structure that can be forfeited for major misconduct.

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to maintain records of all major misconduct charges and provide them to the parole board as part of parole eligibility reports.

  • Removes provisions for special disciplinary credits and clarifies that good time allowances not earned due to major misconduct violations are permanently lost and cannot be restored.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is conditioned upon House Bill 5665 being enacted into law; repeals sections 34 and 35 of 1893 PA 118 effective 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Corrections; prisoners; provision of prison code relating to disciplinary time and disciplinary credits; eliminate and restore good time credits. Amends sec. 33 of 1893 PA 118 (MCL 800.33) & repeals secs. 34 & 35 of 1893 PA 118 (MCL 800.34 & 800.35). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5665'18

State agencies (existing): corrections

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Judiciary

11/8/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary11/8/2018

Full Bill Text

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