REQUIREMENTS
House Bill 4784
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Allen
Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections
Complete to 3-17-00
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4784 AS INTRODUCED 6-11-99
The bill would amend the Department of Corrections act to allow a smaller cell for inmates involved in certain day parole programs. Currently, the DOC act prohibits housing two inmates in a single county jail cell designed for single occupancy unless that cell is a least 65 square feet in area and provides unrestricted access to a day area available for the general inmate population. Under the bill, a cell of at least 55 square feet in area could be used if both of the inmates placed in it participated in a day parole program for no less than 32 hours per week.
MCL 791.262b
Analyst: W. Flory