SB 1009 Summary

• Authorizes county sheriffs to declare a "county jail health state of emergency" in addition to overcrowding emergencies when a World Health Organization pandemic is declared in Michigan.

• Requires sheriffs to notify judges and county officials when either condition occurs (jail overcrowding exceeding design capacity for 7 consecutive days or pandemic declaration), and allows judges and officials to approve the emergency declaration.

• Expands emergency response powers to include sentence reductions up to 30%, mandatory release of certain low-risk prisoners, bond modifications to personal recognizance, and deferral of new incarcerations during health emergencies.

• Exempts prisoners detained for domestic violence, violent crimes, sex offenses, weapons offenses, and drunk driving from mandatory release provisions during health emergencies.

• Ends the emergency when jail population returns to acceptable levels, 70 days pass without achieving required reduction, or the state health emergency declaration is lifted.