SB 0603
Corrections: parole; certain voting information on release; require department of corrections to provide. Amends secs. 34c & 35 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234c & 791.235).
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This bill updates the Corrections Code to improve the process of releasing prisoners on parole. It requires the Department of Corrections to provide inmates with identification documents and information about voter registration before release. Furthermore, it modifies the parole board’s procedures, emphasizing a prisoner’s eligibility for parole and outlining specific factors that should not be considered during parole decisions. The bill also establishes a reentry success fund to support successful community reintegration.
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