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Victim Advocate Julie Jackson of the Alpena County Prosecutor’s Office weighs in on a proposed change to Michigan law that would allow prison inmates to earn time off of their sentences by good behavior.
ALPENA — Earlier this month, an Alpena man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for leading a group of youths in robbing an Alpena home at gunpoint.
As of now, Justin Golder, 32, will serve every day of those 12 years behind bars.
A bill currently before the state Legislature wants to overturn Michigan’s “truth in sentencing” policy that says prison inmates can’t shorten their sentence by good behavior.