Introduced by Rep. Scott VanSingel (R) on January 27, 2021
To extend to a private prison that contracts with a federal agency to hold inmates in Michigan the same penalties for trespassing that apply to state-run prisons. The bill comes after activists who oppose prison privatization have been caught tossing potentially dangerous contraband over the fence to prisoners. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2021
Reported in the House on October 26, 2021
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.