Michigan Laws 798.16 – Failure of probationer or prisoner to work diligently and productively or to obey rules; applicability of disciplinary procedures required by MCL 791.251 to 791.255
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(1) A probationer who fails to work diligently and productively at the program of the unit, or who fails to obey the rules of behavior established for the unit, may be reported to the sentencing court for possible revocation of probation and may be housed in a county jail while awaiting a probation revocation determination.
(2) A prisoner who fails to work diligently and productively at the program of the unit, or who fails to obey the rules of behavior established for the unit, shall be returned to a state correctional facility and shall no longer be eligible for placement in the program. A prisoner removed from a unit for this purpose shall be credited for the time served in the unit except that all disciplinary credits accumulated in the unit may be forfeited.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 798.16
- Prisoner: means a person serving a term of incarceration under the jurisdiction of the department. See Michigan Laws 798.12
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probationer: means a person placed on probation pursuant to chapter XI of the code of criminal procedure, Act No. See Michigan Laws 798.12
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Unit: means a special alternative incarceration unit. See Michigan Laws 798.12
(3) Disciplinary procedures required by section 51 to 55 of Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1953, being section 791.251 to 791.255 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are not applicable in determining whether the rules of behavior established for the unit have been violated, except where the removal from the unit and the forfeiture of disciplinary credits are at issue.