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Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a (2026)

Extending limits of confinement; rules; escape from custody; eligibility for extensions of limits of confinement; placement in community residential home; definitions.

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CORRECTIONS CODE OF 1953


Act 232 of 1953


791.265a Extending limits of confinement; rules; escape from custody; eligibility for extensions of limits of confinement; placement in community residential home; definitions.

Sec. 65a.

    (1) Under prescribed conditions, the director may extend the limits of confinement of a prisoner when there is reasonable assurance, after consideration of all facts and circumstances, that the prisoner will not become a menace to society or to the public safety, by authorizing the prisoner to do any of the following:

    (a) Visit a specifically designated place or places. An extension of limits may be granted only to a prisoner housed in a state correctional facility to permit a visit to a critically ill relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, or contacting prospective employers. The maximum amount of time a prisoner is eligible for an extension of the limits of confinement under this subdivision shall not exceed a cumulative total period of 30 days.

    (b) Obtain medical services not otherwise available to a prisoner housed in a state correctional facility.

    (c) Work at paid employment, participate in a training or educational program, or participate in a community residential drug treatment program while continuing as a prisoner housed on a voluntary basis at a community corrections center or in a community residential home.

    (2) The director shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

    (3) The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the director shall be considered an escape from custody as provided in section 193 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.193.

    (4) Subject to subsection (8), a prisoner, other than a prisoner subject to disciplinary time, who is convicted of a crime of violence or any assaultive crime is not eligible for the extensions of the limits of confinement provided in subsection (1) until the minimum sentence imposed for the crime has less than 180 days remaining.

    (5) Subject to subsection (8), a prisoner subject to disciplinary time is not eligible for the extensions of the limits of confinement provided in subsection (1) until he or she has served the minimum sentence imposed for the crime.

    (6) However, notwithstanding subsections (4) or (5), if the reason for the extension is to visit a critically ill relative, attend the funeral of a relative, or obtain medical services not otherwise available, the director may allow the extension under escort as provided in subsection (1).

    (7) A prisoner serving a sentence for murder in the first degree is not eligible for the extensions of confinement under this section until a parole release date is established by the parole board and in no case before serving 15 calendar years with a good institutional adjustment.

    (8) A prisoner who is convicted of a crime of violence or any assaultive crime, and whose minimum sentence imposed for the crime is 10 years or more, shall not be placed in a community residential home during any portion of his or her sentence.

    (9) As used in this section:

    (a) "Community corrections center" means a facility either contracted for or operated by the department in which a security staff is on duty 7 days per week, 24 hours per day.

    (b) "Community residential home" means a location where electronic monitoring of prisoner presence is provided by the department 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, except that the department may waive the requirement that electronic monitoring be provided as to any prisoner who is within 3 months of his or her parole date.

    (c) "State correctional facility" means a facility or institution that houses a prisoner population under the jurisdiction of the department. State correctional facility does not include a community corrections center or community residential home.

History: Add. 1974, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1987 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 272, Eff. Dec. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 217, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 13, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 315, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 599, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013

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Cited in 18 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: Luttrell v. Dep't of Corr., 365 N.W.2d 74 (Mich. 1985).
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Luttrell v. Dep't of Corr., 365 N.W.2d 74 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 12× “) MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). The departmental policy directive making narcotics traffickers ineligible for community placement remained unchanged until 1977, when it was amended to provide that an offender: "Must have no involvement in organized crime or extensive narcotics…”
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 9× “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
People v. Armisted, 811 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “” MCL 791.265a(9)(a). It appears from the record that the TRRP inmates are monitored or guarded 24 hours a day and seven days a week.”
People v. Roupe, 389 N.W.2d 449 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 3× “Defendant also claims that the trial judge erroneously allowed him to be prosecuted under the prison escape statute, when MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1) provides that the Department of Corrections can implement rules to deal with a prisoner’s failure to return to a facility.”
Walter Codd v. Robert Brown, Jr. William Grant & Lorna Elkins, 949 F.2d 879 (6th Cir. 1991). · cites it 3× “until such time as the minimum sentence imposed for the crime has less than 180 days remaining____” Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 791.265a(4) (West Supp.”
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 373 N.W.2d 168 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs for prisoners who the *530 director reasonably believed would "honor his trust”.”
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 13× “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
Manville v. Bd. of Governors of Wayne State Univ., 272 N.W.2d 162 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1); *637 Michigan Department of Corrections policy directive DWA-41.”
People v. Faulkner, 282 N.W.2d 377 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “Prior to trial, defendant moved to exclude from evidence a statement made by him on the day of the alleged offense to Wendell Rodgers, director of residency of New Way In.”
Jansson v. Dep't of Corr., 383 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “2a; MSA 28.1074(1) authorizes the department to exclude sex offenders from community placement residence programs.”
People v. Stubblefield, 299 N.W.2d 4 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “390, MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). The defendant thereafter moved the lower court to quash the information.”
People v. Granquist, 454 N.W.2d 207 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “MCL 791.265a(3); MSA 28.2325(1)(3). See also People v Stubblefield, 100 Mich App 354, 356 ; 299 NW2d 4 (1980).”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(1) — 2 cases
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(2) — 1 case
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(3) — 4 cases
People v. Roupe, 389 N.W.2d 449 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “Defendant also claims that the trial judge erroneously allowed him to be prosecuted under the prison escape statute, when MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1) provides that the Department of Corrections can implement rules to deal with a prisoner’s failure to return to a facility.”
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
People v. Granquist, 454 N.W.2d 207 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “MCL 791.265a(3); MSA 28.2325(1)(3). See also People v Stubblefield, 100 Mich App 354, 356 ; 299 NW2d 4 (1980).”
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(4) — 1 case
Walter Codd v. Robert Brown, Jr. William Grant & Lorna Elkins, 949 F.2d 879 (6th Cir. 1991). “until such time as the minimum sentence imposed for the crime has less than 180 days remaining____” Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 791.265a(4) (West Supp.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(6)(a) — 1 case
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(6)(b) — 1 case
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(6)(c) — 2 cases
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
People v. McCullum, 507 N.W.2d 3 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(8) — 2 cases
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(9)(a) — 3 cases
People v. Armisted, 811 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “” MCL 791.265a(9)(a). It appears from the record that the TRRP inmates are monitored or guarded 24 hours a day and seven days a week.”
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(9)(b) — 2 cases
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Lasan Bellamy v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(l) — 2 cases
Walter Codd v. Robert Brown, Jr. William Grant & Lorna Elkins, 949 F.2d 879 (6th Cir. 1991). “until such time as the minimum sentence imposed for the crime has less than 180 days remaining____” Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 791.265a(4) (West Supp.”
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(l)(a) — 1 case
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(l)(b) — 2 cases
People v. Faulkner, 282 N.W.2d 377 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “Prior to trial, defendant moved to exclude from evidence a statement made by him on the day of the alleged offense to Wendell Rodgers, director of residency of New Way In.”
Edmond v. Dep't of Corr., 321 N.W.2d 817 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265a(l)(c) — 1 case
People v. Sheets, 567 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s wife’s apartment was a community home and that defendant was a participant in a work-pass program pursuant to MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1). On appeal, we review de novo questions of law regarding…”
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