RIGHT NOW, people can’t afford a call with their incarcerated loved ones to tell them they’re ok, they’re sick, or they’re dying. We need to do better. 

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The Michigan Department of Corrections is taking a series of measures to protect its staff, the prison population and the community as positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been identified in the state.
There are now 22,783 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Michigan as of April 10.
Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
Those with questions about parole, healthcare or programming for prisoners, correctional facility operations or other corrections-related issues can call the numbers listed below for more information. Please call the number for the section that most appropriately applies to your issue.
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Parole and Probation (517) 335–1979
  • Release info
  • Parole status
  • General field questions
Healthcare (517) 335–2263
  • Status of a prisoner
  • COVID-19 related protocols
  • Healthcare-related questions
Prison (517) 335–1418
  • Questions related to PPE supplies
  • Questions related to cleaning supplies
  • Questions related to physical plant
  • General prison-related questions
Programming and Education (517) 881–2534
  • Questions related to programming
  • Questions related to education
General (517) 388–6892 or (517) 388–6894
  • Questions that do not fall into one of the above categories

Legislative Corrections Ombudsman, Keith Barber
Parolee Report
March 27th, 2020 ​

Parolees should consult with their parole agents if they are unsure whether they are required to report.
 
All parole and probation offices are physically closed because the lobbies would present issues in terms of potentially spreading COVID.  Agents are completing reports and home calls in the field.  Reporting standards are still in place, with agents focusing on their high risk offenders.  Low risk offenders that can utilize phone reporting are being monitored that way.  Drug testing is also continuing in accordance with statute, but the MDOC has ordered oral swabs to complete as much drug testing as possible using swabs (the offender can swab themselves and place it on a table where the agent can pick it up).
 
The MDOC has focused on limiting parole violation returns over the past few years to those cases the MDOC believes are a clear threat to public safety.  That continues to be the case now. Purely technical parole violations are unlikely to result in a return to prison. Returns to prison are primarily for assaultive behavior, threatening behavior, domestic violence, and weapons possession. Anyone on the Sex Offender Registry and violate conditions of parole are required.