More offenders head to rehab than jail under new Michigan law
Michigan’s super drunk driving law is sending more offenders to rehabilitation programs and sobriety court than to jail seven months after it took effect last year. In three Michigan counties (Ingham, Eaton and Clinton) more than 100 people have been charged under the new law. The law extends the maximum jail time (180 days) for high-BAC offenders with BACs of .17 or higher, requires a year-long alcohol rehabilitation program, levies higher fines and an automatic one-year license suspension. Proponents say the law is working as intended and that fewer people are going to jail for longer periods of time and that more are getting the treatment they need. Others say it is too early to determine the impact of the law on impaired driving.
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