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Isabella County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 271 people sentenced in Isabella County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 65% 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-possession of methamphetamine.

271people in prison
20 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
65%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
4life sentences

Sentences by offense: Isabella 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.

OffensePeopleIsabella median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Controlled Substance-Possession of Methamphetamine292015
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manufacture Methamphetamine253020
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manf., Nar/Coc <50 Grams153020
Asslt w/Int Great Bodily Hrm Less Murder or by Strangulation112010
Robbery Armed1037.530

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White18769%
Black4617%
Hispanic238.5%
Indigenous103.7%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Michigan counties

About this data

Source: Michigan Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Isabella 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.