Sec. 6. Any person now or hereafter confined in any penal or reformatory institution in this state, and who during the term of such confinement shall commit any crime or offense punishable under the laws of this state by imprisonment in such institution, shall be subject to the same punishment as if the crime had been committed at any other place or by a person not so confined.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.6
Commission of offense in certain state institutions; penalty
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 220 Mich. App. 133 - People v. Fisher (1997)
Most recently applied in 220 Mich. App. 133 - People v. Fisher (February 1997)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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