Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 5 of the prisoner reimbursement to the county act and section 5a of chapter 171 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 801.5a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a prisoner may receive, if approved by the court, a reduction of 1/4 of his or her term if his or her conduct, diligence, and general attitude merit such reduction.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.257
Reduction of term
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Mudge v. MacOmb County (1998)
Most recently applied in Mudge v. MacOmb County (July 1998)
1962, Act 60, Eff
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