http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/correcting-corrections-budget-growth/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/correcting-corrections-budget-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 tim Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:44:39 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1037#comment-1016 As far as non-violent offenders are concerned I agree, let them out earlier especially if they're in there for something such as selling marijuana. But it's been proven time and again privatization for corrctions does not work. Why not privatize the state police while we're at it too? As far as non-violent offenders are concerned I agree, let them out earlier especially if they’re in there for something such as selling marijuana. But it’s been proven time and again privatization for corrctions does not work. Why not privatize the state police while we’re at it too?

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/correcting-corrections-budget-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Tammie Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:49:48 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1037#comment-1015 Thank you for posting this. My fiance is one of the 11,822 non-violent inmates currently at Cooper St. He was sentenced to a minimum 10 month sentence. He has voluntarily successfully completed substance abuse programs, other programs, and has worked for 9 months on a public works crew, where he goes outside of the prison gates to work in the public. Yet the parole board chose to give him a 12 month continuance stating "he lacks insight into his behavior". He has no major tickets while incarcerated, has a support system outside of prison, a job to come home to, and substance abuse treatment. This is just an example of the many inmates that are currently housed in the MDOC system and who the parole board continues to deny parole to. This is one reason why the prison system is overcrowded. Thank you for posting this. My fiance is one of the 11,822 non-violent inmates currently at Cooper St. He was sentenced to a minimum 10 month sentence. He has voluntarily successfully completed substance abuse programs, other programs, and has worked for 9 months on a public works crew, where he goes outside of the prison gates to work in the public. Yet the parole board chose to give him a 12 month continuance stating “he lacks insight into his behavior”. He has no major tickets while incarcerated, has a support system outside of prison, a job to come home to, and substance abuse treatment.
This is just an example of the many inmates that are currently housed in the MDOC system and who the parole board continues to deny parole to. This is one reason why the prison system is overcrowded.

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