June 9, 2023
ICYMI: While Hundreds of Children Under CPS Review are in Jeopardy, Democrats in Lansing Want to Make it Easier for Child Abusers to go Free
Democrats in Lansing are ignoring the crisis at MI CPS which has put hundreds of children at risk, introducing HB 4556 which would allow child abusers to get out of prison early
June 9, 2023 Lansing, Mich. – Michigan Democrats are proposing legislation that would worsen the crisis currently taking place at Michigan’s Child Protective Services.
The new bill proposed as a part of Democrats’ crime package, would exacerbate the pain and suffering of families who have lost a child to abuse, by permitting felons convicted of first degree child abuse to petition for early release.
“While hundreds of children are left in jeopardy at the hands of abusers by Michigan CPS, ‘progressives’ in Lansing are pushing ‘crime reform’ laws that would allow the very monsters CPS struggles to hold accountable to get out of prison early,” said Abby Mitch, Executive Director of Michigan Rising Action.
- HB 4556, Sec. 27a. (1) states that any individual who has served 10 years or more of their sentence, may petition for a reduction. This includes criminals convicted of child abuse, murder, and sexual abuse of both adults and minors. The bill clearly states in Sec. 27a (6) that the only offense not eligible for a reduction in sentence is a mass shooting conviction.
- In Michigan, a conviction of child abuse of the first degree may be punishable by life in prison. HB 4556 would allow child abusers to get a reduced sentence, putting them back into the homes of the very children they were imprisoned for abusing in the first place.
According to The Detroit News, last year 40 children died in homes where Child Protective Services had been involved in the past two years
