October 1, 2003, Introduced by Senator PATTERSON and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
by amending section 20e (MCL 791.220e), as amended by 2002 PA
670.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 20e. (1) Except
as provided in subsection (2), not
2 Not more than 880 860
prisoners shall be housed at the Scott
3 correctional facility and
not more than 925 775 prisoners shall
4 be housed at the western Wayne correctional facility.
5 (2) If a new
housing unit is constructed within the security
6 perimeter of either
facility listed in subsection (1), the
7 capacity limits listed
in subsection (1) for that facility are
8 increased by the
designated capacity of the new housing unit.
9 (2) Beginning on the effective date of the 2003 amendatory
10 act that amended this section, a new correctional facility shall
1 not be established within the boundaries of a local unit of
2 government in which either of the correctional facilities named
3 in subsection (1) is located.
4 (3) As used in this section, "correctional facility" means a
5 facility that houses prisoners committed to the jurisdiction of
6 the department, including a community corrections center.