GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State leaders are still fighting over the budget, but individual lawmakers are working on their own projects regardless.
State Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Allegan, is working to help those transitioning from the criminal justice system to get the services they need.
“It’s $51 million that is part of the Department of Corrections budget to address the needs of prisoners while they are incarcerated so in prison,” Whiteford said. “But what happens when they leave prison? So many of these people are not connected to a psychiatrist, to services within their community. They don’t have the medications that they need. So what happens to these people?”
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