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Calhoun County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 553 people sentenced in Calhoun County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 30 years, longer than the statewide median of 20 years. 71% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 65% statewide. Michigan sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. The most common offense is robbery armed.

553people in prison
30 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
71%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
83life sentences

Sentences by offense: Calhoun County vs. Michigan

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleCalhoun median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Robbery Armed484530
Asslt w/Int to Commit Murder315035
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Deg (Person Under 13)305041.5
Homicide - Murder, Second Degree295050
Controlled Substance-Possession of Methamphetamine271015
CSC - 1st Degree (Person Under 13, Defendant 17 Or Older)265050
Home Invasion - 1st Degree253020
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Deg (Relationship)144040
Asslt w/Int Great Bodily Hrm Less Murder or by Strangulation141010
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd Deg (Person 13 Thru 15)121515
Child Sexually Abusive Material-Aggravated Possession101010
Homicide - Involuntary Manslaughter101515

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White27550%
Black25346%
Hispanic152.7%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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About this data

Source: Michigan Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Calhoun County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Michigan sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.