State Rep pushes corrections reform, prisoner rehab

In a recent op-ed, Republican State Representative Joe Haveman of Holland describes coming to Lansing five years ago to advance principles of limited government and restrained spending. He goes on to describe how his commitment to those principles unexpectedly led him to advocate reforms to Michigan’s $2 billion a year correctional system.Representative Haveman tells Current State that he thinks Michigan needs to increase its focus on rehabilitation of people convicted of crimes.