September 27, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Mortimer and Hoogendyk and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
by amending section 37 (MCL 791.237), as amended by 1994 PA 217.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 37. (1) When a prisoner is released upon parole, the
department shall provide the prisoner with clothing and a
nontransferable ticket to the place in which the paroled prisoner
is to reside. At the discretion of the deputy director in charge of
the
bureau of field services operations administration,
the
paroled prisoner may be advanced the expense of the transportation
to the place of residence and a sum of money necessary for
reasonable maintenance and subsistence for a 2-week period, as
determined by the deputy director. A sum of money given under this
section shall be repaid to the state by the paroled prisoner within
180 days after the money is received by the paroled prisoner.
(2) If a prisoner who is discharged without being paroled has
less than $75.00 in his or her immediate possession, has no visible
means of support, and has conserved personal funds in a reasonable
manner, the department shall furnish to that prisoner all of the
following:
(a) Clothing that is appropriate for the season.
(b) A sum of $75.00 including that amount already in the
prisoner's possession.
(c) Transportation to a place in this state where the prisoner
will reside or work or to the place where the prisoner was
convicted or sentenced.
(3) When providing for transportation, the department shall do
all of the following:
(a) Use the most economical available public transportation.
(b) Arrange for and purchase the prisoner's transportation
ticket.
(c) Assume responsibility for delivering that prisoner to the
site of departure and confirming the prisoner's departure from the
site.
(4) The department shall provide an identification card to
each prisoner when he or she is released on parole or is released
upon completion of his or her maximum sentence. The identification
card shall include all of the following:
(a) The prisoner's photograph, taken not earlier than 6 months
before the prisoner's date of release.
(b) The prisoner's legal name.
(c) The prisoner's place and date of birth.
(d) The date on which the prisoner began his or her term of
incarceration at a state correctional facility.
(e) A statement as to whether the prisoner was placed on
parole.
(f) A list of the prisoner's known aliases and former legal
names, if any.
(5) (4)
The cost of implementing this
section shall be paid
out of the general fund of the state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5229(request no.
02035'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.