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MDOC: Recent resentencing rulings for young offenders could prompt immediate releases of hundreds; department urges transitional support
Summary
The Michigan Department of Corrections told the House Judiciary Committee that recent court rulings affecting people sentenced at age 19–20 could require the department to release hundreds of people quickly; MDOC urged the Legislature to fund transitional services for immediate discharges.
Kyle Kaminski, OS administrator and legislative liaison for the Michigan Department of Corrections, told the House Judiciary Committee the agency has identified hundreds of cases that could be affected by recent court decisions on youthful offenders and resentencing.
“We believe roughly 582 cases” may be impacted by the recent 19–20-year-old resentencing decision, Kaminski said. He added the department estimates about 300 additional cases from earlier youth-related decisions could be subject to resentencing, putting the total in the area of 900 cases — “which is significant,” he told the committee. Kaminski said some of those cases will remain covered by other life sentences and that the tally may change as courts correct records.
Kaminski described how historical credit systems affect whether a resentenced person would be immediately discharged or become eligible for parole. He summarized the different credit regimes by era: good-time credits that applied to both minimum and…
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