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Lake County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 32 people sentenced in Lake County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 62% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 65% statewide. Michigan sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum.

32people in prison
20 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
62%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
2life sentences

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White2372%

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 Lake 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.