2007 House Bill 4621: Revise jail “good time” law

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Introduced by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on April 19, 2007, to increase the time off for good behavior that counties may grant to inmates in county jails, from one day for each six days of a sentence, to two days for each seven.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 19, 2007.

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1) Re: Who really cares? by ccc3671 on October 23, 2009

Strongly agree, let these kids have a chance at a new beginning.

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2) Who really cares? by Anonymous Citizen on May 19, 2008
The non-incarcerated citizens on this state [you, me, and others] need to worry about the betterment of themselves. Why can't these men have a chance to live a free and normal life as we do? Who knows what drove them to do what they did to end up in prison, and who really cares!! What about the ones that go into MI prisons at 15 & 16 years old and are thrown to the more experienced criminals and expected to be rehabilitated? What about the families of those that are in there? Cruel and unusual is what MI DOC is! If a man can be caged away with ball and chain on his ankle and show that he can keep his head up and his a** out of trouble... he should be set free! GIVE US, US, FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sincerely, A non-incarcerated citizen.
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3) and one more thing... by Anonymous Citizen on December 19, 2007
MI doesn't have the same 'good time' rules as other states... that is the issue. Hope is a powerful thing to a man incarcerated. Yet MI wants to deny men hope. If MI laws were effective they would be some deterrent but I believe MI has an extremely high crime and conviction rate. right? You should be supporting this bill and make it into law.
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