22 to one year in jail followed by two years of probation.Īt his sentencing, Dunnings said tearfully that he didn't think at the time his actions hurt anyone but he could see now that they did. He is serving his jail time in Clinton County to avoid any conflicts or risks at the Ingham County jail where he sent an untold number of convicts.ĭunnings was arrested March 14 and originally charged with a 20-year felony and 14 misdemeanors spread over three counties. Attorney General Bill Schuette said at the time that a months-long investigation determined Dunnings had used his power as prosecutor to coerce a woman who was not a prostitute to let him pay her for sex and paid at least five other women for sex.Īs part of a plea deal with Schuette's office, Dunnings instead pleaded guilty in August to a five-year felony, misconduct in office, and to one misdemeanor of engaging in the services of a prostitute. "We don't treat him any differently, any better or any worse than any other inmate," Hoskins said. He, like everybody else, can receive visitors for 30 minutes once a week. Inmates can go to the gym three times a week.ĭunnings can purchase a phone card to make calls. The 238-bed jail has facilities for inmates to go outside, though "we don't get them out much," especially as the weather turns colder, Hoskins said. "We have pretty much evaluated his situation and determined housing for him that would be most safe for him," she said, adding the jail has the means to move him to protective custody if he needs it.ĭunnings, 64, is serving his time like any other inmate, Hoskins said. Monica Hoskins, jail administrator, said Tuesday. Though other inmates are likely aware a former top law enforcement official is among them, Dunnings has not sought protective custody, she said. JOHNS – After two decades helping to put hundreds of individuals behind bars, former Ingham County prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III is now eating, sleeping and exercising among inmates.ĭunnings on Friday began serving a one-year jail sentence in a 14-person, low-security dorm at the Clinton County Jail, Clinton County Sheriff's Capt.
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