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MI SB0592
Bill
Status
9/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sylvia Santana
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Requires the department to provide vital documents including birth certificates and official state personal identification cards to eligible prisoners upon discharge
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Mandates department staff assignment to ensure timely provision of services and documents to eligible prisoners
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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