801.251 Privilege of leaving jail during necessary and reasonable hours; purposes; limitations; “jail” defined. Sec. 1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and subject to section 1a, a sentence or commitment of a person to a county jail for any reason may grant to the person the privilege of leaving the jail during […]
801.251a Verification of employment or school enrollment; definitions. Sec. 1a. (1) Before an individual convicted of a felony is released from jail under section 1 to attend work or school, the court, at the time of sentencing, shall order the department of corrections to verify that the individual is currently employed or currently enrolled in […]
801.252 Employed prisoner; collection of wages; garnishment. Sec. 2. The sheriff, or friend of the court in alimony or nonsupport cases, shall collect the wages or salary of an employed prisoner, or require him to turn over his wages or salary in full when received. The officer shall deposit the same in a trust checking […]
801.253 Prisoner liability for board; prisoner transportation. Sec. 3. A gainfully employed prisoner is liable for the cost of his board in the jail as fixed by the sheriff. If necessarily absent from jail at a meal time, he shall at his request be furnished with an adequate nourishing lunch to carry to work. The […]
801.254 Employed prisoner; disbursement of wages; priority. Sec. 4. The sheriff or friend of the court shall disburse the wages or salary of an employed prisoner for only the following purposes in the order stated: (a) Board of the prisoner; (b) Necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the prisoner; […]
801.255 County department of social welfare; clerk of court; duties. Sec. 5. The board of supervisors by resolution may direct that the functions of the officer under sections 2 or 4, or both, be performed by the county department of social welfare; or, if the board has not so directed, a court of record may […]
801.256 County department of social welfare; report on prisoner’s dependents. Sec. 6. The county department of social welfare shall at the request of the court investigate and report to the sheriff or friend of the court the amount necessary for support of the prisoner’s dependents. History: 1962, Act 60, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
801.257 Reduction of term. Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 5 of the prisoner reimbursement to the county act and section 5a of chapter 171 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 801.5a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a prisoner may receive, if approved by the court, a reduction of 1/4 of his […]
801.258 Violation of conditions; confinement, forfeiture of earned reduction. Sec. 8. A prisoner who violates any condition specified by the court for his conduct, custody or employment shall be reported by the sheriff to the court, which may then order that the balance of his sentence or commitment be spent in actual confinement and that […]
