MichiganBill would provide free menstrual products to Michigan prisoners
As introduced, the bill would require Michigan's corrections department to provide menstrual products to prisoners who menstruate, both during custody and at release.
What it does
When a prisoner who menstruates is released on parole or completes the maximum sentence, the department would provide a free one-month supply of menstrual products.
A prisoner who menstruates and asks for menstrual products in a correctional facility would receive them free of charge.
Argument forPrisoners who menstruate could get menstrual products during custody and at release without paying for them.
Argument againstHandling individual requests and keeping products available could take staff time at correctional facilities.
More detail
The department would provide a prisoner who menstruates a one-month supply of menstrual products at release, without charge. This applies when a prisoner who menstruates is released on parole or completes the prisoner's maximum sentence. Menstrual products include tampons and sanitary napkins. The department would provide the supply when the prisoner is released on parole or completes the maximum sentence.
At a prisoner's request, the department would provide menstrual products to a prisoner who menstruates in a correctional facility, without charge. This applies to a prisoner who menstruates while in a correctional facility. Menstrual products include tampons and sanitary napkins. The prisoner must request the products. The department would provide the products when the prisoner requests them in a correctional facility.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24bill electronically reproduced 09/23/2026Latest
- Sep 23referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Sep 23read a first timeMinor
- Sep 23introduced by Representative Rep. Brenda CarterIntroduced
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