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‘This is the exact definition of a miscarriage of justice’
May 5, 2021
A sexual assault survivor is hoping to bring awareness after her attacker was sentenced to no jail time due to the recent Michigan Jails Task Force 2020 Legislative Package. The law reduces misdemeanor crimes from spending time behind bars to probation in order to reduce the jail capacity.
“I think that when this bill was passed, they didn’t really think about the effect it would have on victims,” says Danielle Carnahan.
Carnahan says in 2020 she was sexually assaulted by a man she thought she could trust. In April of 2021, Carnahan’s attacker was convicted of fourth degree criminal sexual assault. Before the new law, that would have meant up to two years in jail. However, he was sentenced to five years of probation instead.