MI HB5987

Establishes the "Restorative Justice Practices Enabling Act" to govern voluntary restorative justice facilitation programs in criminal cases, juvenile justice cases, and parole release situations.

Defines "mediators" as individuals with at least 30 hours of mediation training in conflict resolution, neutrality, and ethics, and "facilitators" as mediators with at least 3 prior mediation sessions plus additional training in restorative justice concepts, trauma-informed practices, and juvenile development.

Requires all restorative justice facilitation to occur through community dispute resolution centers with consent from participants; mediators must be supervised by facilitators unless the offense involved no victim.

Protects communications made during facilitation as confidential and inadmissible as evidence, except when participants consent to disclosure, legal action is brought against the mediator/facilitator, communication furthers a crime or fraud, or disclosure is needed for safety concerns.

Requires written repair plan agreements signed by participants that describe consequences to repair harm (apologies, restitution, community service, counseling); mediators/facilitators must provide agreements to courts at least 5 business days before sentencing or disposition hearings.