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MI SB0592

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sylvia Santana

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for Department of Corrections reentry services to include prisoners discharged immediately after being resentenced due to landmark Supreme Court cases (Miller v Alabama, Montgomery v Louisiana, People v Parks, People v Stovall) affecting juvenile life sentences

  • Provides up to 2 years of reentry services (excluding housing) and up to 1 year of transitional housing for eligible discharged prisoners whose convictions were reversed, vacated, overturned, or who qualify under the resentencing provisions

  • Requires the department to provide vital documents including birth certificates and official state personal identification cards to eligible prisoners upon discharge

  • Mandates department staff assignment to ensure timely provision of services and documents to eligible prisoners

  • Requires repayment of reentry services if a prisoner's conviction is subsequently reinstated or they are resentenced and returned to custody for the same previously reversed conviction

Legislative Description

Corrections: other; reentry services and support for certain individuals after resentencing; require. Amends sec. 83 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.283).

Corrections: other

Last Action

Referred To Committee Of The Whole

12/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety9/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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