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Mason County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 138 people sentenced in Mason County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 30 years, longer than the statewide median of 20 years. 86% 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.

138people in prison
30 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
86%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
2life sentences

Sentences by offense: Mason 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.

OffensePeopleMason median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manufacture Methamphetamine223020
Controlled Substance-Possession of Methamphetamine212015

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White11483%
Black1410%

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 Mason 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.