HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. JAY DEBOYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair DeBoyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. DeBoyer, Bierlein, Meerman, Paquette, Carra, Bruck, Jaime Greene, Rigas,
Schriver, Woolford, Miller, Pohutsky, Conlin, MacDonell, Mentzer, Tsernoglou and Wegela.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Mentzer moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 04, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee the Discussion on the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Representative Pohutsky gave testimony on the Michigan Department of Corrections. Questions
and discussion followed.
Laresha Thornton gave testimony on the Michigan Department of Corrections. Questions and
discussion followed.
Andi Allen gave testimony on the Michigan Department of Corrections. Questions and discussion
followed.
Keith Barber, the Michigan Legislative Corrections Ombudsman, gave testimony on the Michigan
Department of Corrections. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card wishing to speak, but due to the time constraints were
unable to speak:
Michael Edmund, Power of Attorney for LeAnn Thompson.
Shawanna Vaughn, representing Silent Cry Inc.
Trische Duckworth, representing Survivors Speak.
Jennifer Evans, representing the Ann Arbor Indivisible.
Jamie Hein, representing Prisoner Victims and VMich.
Lawanda Hollister, representing Incarcerated Women.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoyer adjourned the meeting at
10:27 AM.
Representative Jay DeBoyer, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov