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Dickinson County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 72 people sentenced in Dickinson County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 25 years, longer than the statewide median of 20 years. 64% 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 controlled substance-delivery/manufacture methamphetamine.

72people in prison
25 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
64%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
2life sentences

Sentences by offense: Dickinson 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.

OffensePeopleDickinson median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manufacture Methamphetamine193020

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White6388%

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 Dickinson 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.