The one year mark since the original introduction of the Good Time Bill is right around the corner. February of 2018 was when the bipartisan HB 5666 was first introduced in Michigan’s legislature by Representatives David LeGrand (D) and Martin Howrylak (R). Over the year since the bill was introduced its been stalled in the […]
Chairman Klint Kesto is responsible for the progress of Michigan’s Criminal Justice Reform bills. Last month we arranged a group of HB 5666 supporters to attend an Espresso with Kesto meeting at Biggby Coffee. Sadly Kesto did not attend, nor did another member of his committee instead a office staff person with no legislative power […]
Every third Friday of the month Representative Klint Kesto holds public office hours at Biggby Coffee. Rep. Kesto is chairman over the Law and Justice Committee and oversees the progress of HB 5666 which would allow thousands of incarcerated individuals to reduce their sentences by up to 30% and even 40%. The bill can only […]
After collecting thousands of signatures on the Initiative Petition to initiate good time, talking to office staff and reaching out to each member of Michigan’s Law and Justice committee it’s my clear understanding that the bill is currently being held up in the Law & Justice committee by Chairman Klint Kesto. He seems to lack […]
When your incarcerated and you watch people around you suffer from the staff nurses’ neglect of treatable health problems because of complete disregard or lack of concern, you begin to question the type of care you may receive if you were in a critical situation. The amount of mistrust between staff and inmates is absolutely […]
[emailpetition id=”1″] Earlier this week Michigan’s Good Time Bill, HB 5666, was not to voted on by legislators as expected. I received a comment from office staff about the overwhelming amount of calls and emails LeGrand’s office received as a result of the scheduled vote on the Good Time Bill that was introduced in the […]
Finally Redefining Michigan’s Sentencing Earlier this year on February 28, Republican Martin Howrylak and Democrat David LaGrand introduced the Good Time Bill (HB 5666) to the House of Representatives proposing that good time credits be added to sentences served in Michigan state prisons. This is something that is already being done on the federal level […]