SB 191 Summary

• Appropriates $2,064,859,700 in gross funding for the Michigan Department of Corrections for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, with $1,320,116,800 from state general fund/general purpose revenues.

• Allocates funds across major operational areas including departmental administration ($119.3M), offender success programs ($126.3M), field operations ($237.3M), health care services ($345.3M), and correctional facilities operations ($1,076.4M).

• Authorizes 13,189 full-time equated positions (16 unclassified, 13,173 classified) across the department and funds staffing for 27 individual correctional facilities plus regional administration.

• Establishes mandatory reporting requirements on prisoner populations, employee staffing, program participation, critical incidents, health care utilization, and outcomes related to recidivism and offender success.

• Includes provisions for specialized programming including mental health treatment, substance abuse services, education/vocational training, medication-assisted treatment, and reentry programs, with particular focus on prisoners with serious mental illness or developmental disorders.