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Eaton County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 357 people sentenced in Eaton County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 69% 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.

357people in prison
20 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
69%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
27life sentences

Sentences by offense: Eaton 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.

OffensePeopleEaton median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Robbery Armed212530
Retail Fraud - 1st Degree192010
Controlled Substance-Possession of Methamphetamine172015
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Deg (Relationship)154040
Homicide - Murder, Second Degree156050
Police Officer - Assault/Resist/Obstruct121515
CSC - 1st Degree (Person Under 13, Defendant 17 Or Older)126050

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White21961%
Black10329%
Hispanic236.4%

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 Eaton 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.