SUPERVISION OF PRISONERS
ON WORK DETAIL
House Bill 4763
Sponsor: Rep. Bill McConico
Committee: Criminal Justice
Complete to 5-18-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4763 AS INTRODUCED 5-15-01
The Code of Criminal Procedure specifies that a prisoner who is subject to disciplinary time must be confined in a secure correctional facility, except for supervised periods when he or she is allowed out, such as when visiting a sick relative, attending a relative's funeral, obtaining certain medical services, or participating in a work detail. Further, when a prisoner is away from a secure correctional facility for one of these purposes, he or she must be supervised by either a department employee or, in the case of a youth correctional facility operated by a private vendor, by an employee of the private vendor. House Bill 4763 would amend the act to specify that, in the case of a prisoner who is away from the correctional facility participating in a work detail, the prisoner could also be supervised by an employee of the agency sponsoring the work detail who had completed an appropriate course of training offered by the Department of Corrections.
MCL 791.265
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.