LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – One Michigan lawmaker is pushing back against what she calls a controversial Michigan Supreme Court decision that forbids 19-and-20-year-old first degree murderers from receiving automatic life without parole sentences.

House Appropriations Chair Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township) said the decision makes 582 convicted murderers eligible for resentencing. That’s why she’s drafting legislation to ax funding from the court bureaucracy and redirect it to local prosecutors.

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“This reckless and retroactive decision by the Michigan Supreme Court threatens the safety of our communities and retraumatizes the families of murder victims,” said Bollin. “These are adults who made the conscious choice to take another person’s life. They were tried, convicted, and sentenced appropriately. Now, the court wants to give them a do-over.”

Bollin clarified that the Michigan Supreme Court ruling is retroactive, so prosecutors have 180 days to review each of the 582 affected cases. She said that window of time is “unrealistic” and “dangerous.” In that time, prosecutors must file motions to maintain the original sentence of life without parole. If that deadline isn’t met, Bollin said it opens the door for early or immediate release.

“Reviewing [these cases] thoroughly and locating victims’ families in such a short time is a massive undertaking,” Bollin said. “Meanwhile, the very court that created this mess continues operating business as usual on the taxpayers’ dime. That ends now.”