Michigan criminal justice reform act aims to rehab prison inmates for release, help crime victims
By Amber Ainsworth article
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday in Michigan aims to prepare incarcerated offenders for release while helping crime victims.
The Safer Michigan Act has three goals: to reduce the number of future crime victims, to provide incarcerated people with a sense of hope, and to create safer, more productive communities.
Lawmakers and crime survivors have been working on the seven bills in the act for two years.
Most people who are in prison will be released in the future, meaning that preparing them for release while they are still behind bars is imperative.
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