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Committee hears support for bill allowing MDOC to provide reentry services to certain resentenced people
Summary
Witnesses including the Michigan Department of Corrections and reentry providers told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 4211 would allow MDOC to use existing reentry resources to assist people who will be immediately discharged after resentencing, offering IDs, housing and transitional support to reduce risk on return to communities.
House Bill 4211 would authorize the Michigan Department of Corrections to provide reentry services and certain wraparound supports to a narrow group of people who, after resentencing, would be immediately discharged rather than remain under MDOC jurisdiction.
Mary Frank, legislative director for Representative Amos O’Neill, introduced the bill and said it responds to the logistical question of "after resentencing, what is our approach going to be as a state?" Kyle Kaminski of the MDOC told the committee the department supports the bill because it "answers a key question" for cases that will result in immediate discharge: currently the MDOC lacks authority to expend…
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