Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.8 (2026)

Prisoners; food.

✓ current as of July 2026

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

801.8 Prisoners; food.

Sec. 8.

Prisoners detained for trial, and those under sentence, shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of wholesome food, at the expense of the county, and prisoners detained for trial, may, at their own expense, and under the direction of the keeper, be supplied with any other proper articles of food.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 171 ;-- CL 1857, 6136 ;-- CL 1871, 8025 ;-- How. 9641 ;-- CL 1897, 2657 ;-- CL 1915, 2529 ;-- CL 1929, 17675 ;-- CL 1948, 801.8

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: City of Grand Rapids v. Kent Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 475 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980).

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City of Grand Rapids v. Kent Cnty., 292 N.W.2d 475 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “1724 and MCL 801.8; MSA 28.1728 in support of their contention that the cost of detaining ordinance violators is a county expense.”

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