Hawkins v. Department of Corrections

Neff, PJ.

Petitioners appeal as of right from a circuit court order denying their request for declaratory relief. Petitioners, prisoners of respondent Department of Corrections, asserted that they were serving sentences for felony offenses listed in MCL 791.233b; MSA 28.2303(3). Under MCL 791.233(l)(c); MSA 28.2303(l)(c) and MCL 791.233b; MSA 28.2303(3), prisoners convicted of such offenses may not be released before the expiration of their minimum sentences less an allowance for disciplinary credits, thereby restricting their eligibility for parole. Petitioners contended on essentially three…