MI SB0737

Removes the mandatory minimum 4-year parole period for prisoners serving life sentences who are granted parole, making such parole terms subject only to standard parole board rules

Updates gendered language throughout the corrections code, replacing "he or she," "his or her," and similar pronouns with gender-neutral terms like "the prisoner," "the defendant," or "the prisoner's"

Maintains existing parole eligibility timelines, including 10-15 calendar years for life sentences depending on when the crime was committed, and 17.5-20 years for certain drug offenses

Preserves all existing restrictions on parole for first-degree murder, certain explosives violations, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which remain ineligible for parole

Retains the public hearing requirement and sentencing judge notification process for parole decisions involving life-sentenced prisoners