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MI SB1143
Bill
AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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