All reports are in PDF format.

2013-2014 Legislative Session

• HB4186 Setting Aside the Conviction in Certain Criminal Cases
• HB4189 Corrections Code of 1953, Parole
• HB4264 The Michigan Penal Code, Consecutive Sentencing for Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults

2011-2012 Legislative Session

• HB4374 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• HB4375 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• HB4472 Legal Counsel Appointment for Prisoner Parole
• HB5804 A Bill to Create the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
• SB0232 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• SB0233 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• SB1214 Corrections Code of 1953, Parole Board Release Decisions

2009-2010 Legislative Session

• HB4130 Release of Certain Prisoners for Deportation
• HB4509 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• HB4510 Commutation Hearings and Procedures
• HB4518 Juvenile Life Without Parole
• HB4594 Juvenile Life Without Parole
• HB4595 Juvenile Life Without Parole
• HB4596 Juvenile Life Without Parole
• HB5527 Sales Tax on Services
• HB5528 Sales Tax on Services
• HB5529 Sales Tax on Services
• SB0173 Juvenile Life Without Parole

2007-2008 Legislative Session

• HB4475 Expedite Commutation Hearings & Procedures for Prisoners who are Terminally Ill
• HB5213 Record Expungement for Certain Offenders

2005-2006 Legislative Session

• HB4327 Provides Record Expungement for Certain Offenders
• HB4542 Enacts Graduated Penalties for Unpaid Child Support
• HB6532 Provides for Deletion of Record of Criminal Conviction Overturned Based on DNA Evidence
• SB1019 Provides for Valuing of Assets of Domestic Insurers

2003-2004 Legislative Session

House Bills
• HB 5937 Support
• HB 5936 Support
• HB 5935 Support
• HB 5934 Support
• HB 5933 Support
• HB 5393 Support
• HB 5371 Oppose
• HB 5199 Oppose
• HB 5170 Oppose
• HB 4773 Support

Other

• Amicus Curiae in Burnside v. Walters PDF
• MCR 7.118 View Position PDF
• Prosecutor Appeals of Parole; Appointment of Counsel PDF
• ABA Resolution 104B, "Prison Oversight and Monitoring" PDF
• Parole Board and Commutation Process PDF
• Restoration of Earned Credits for Prisoners PDF
• Medical paroles position See Report PDF
• Statement Regarding Extending Parole Terms for Parolees Who Owe Restitution PDF
• Telephone position See Report PDF
• Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences position See Report PDF
• Proposed new court rule PDF. The Section supports a new court rule requiring that all defendants be sentenced using their birth name even if arrested using an alias
• A Blueprint for Cost-Effective Criminal Justice in Michigan PDF Adopted February 2003