PRISON VISITS BY MINOR SIBLINGS - H.B. 4187: FLOOR ANALYSIS

House Bill 4187 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Representative Tony Stamas

House Committee: Criminal Justice

Senate Committee: Judiciary


CONTENT


The bill would amend the Department of Correction (DOC) law to allow a prisoner to receive visits from a minor brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister, if the minor were on the prisoner's approved visitor list. "Minor" would mean a person who was less than 18 years of age.


The DOC, however, could do any of the following:


-- Place limits on visiting hours, establish reasonable rules of conduct, and establish uniform quotas at each institution for prisoner visits, in order to promote order and security in the correctional institutions and to prevent interference with institutional routine or disruption of a prisoner's programming.

-- Establish requirements for who would have to accompany a minor sibling on a visit.

-- Deny, restrict, or terminate visits, as the DOC determined necessary for the order and security of the institution.


Proposed MCL 791.268a - Legislative Analyst: S. Lowe


FISCAL IMPACT


The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.


Date Completed: 5-3-01 - Fiscal Analyst: K. FirestoneFloor\hb4187 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.