According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 850 per 100,000.
One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.
Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.
Inmates being released who were sentenced in Marion County
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| William F. Gegan | HOME INVASION/ARMED W/FIREARM | 2022-04-16 | Taylorville Correctional Center |
| Andy A. Appleton | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 2022-04-18 | Illinois River Correctional Center |
| Shatavia L. McGee | THEFT <$300/PRIOR CONVICT | 2022-04-23 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Charissa Plumb | BURGLARY | 2022-05-03 | Logan Correctional Center |
| Michael C. Lafour | POSSESSION OF METH< 5 GRAMS | 2022-05-04 | Lincoln Correctional Center |
| Joseph L. Johnston | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2022-05-15 | Vandalia Correctional Center |
| Jimmy Granderson | METH DELIVERY<5 GRAMS | 2022-05-25 | Menard Correctional Center |
| Lamar R. Bennett | UUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM | 2022-06-04 | Sheridan Correctional Center |
| Jerran T. Owens | MANU/DEL 10-15 GRAMS HEROIN | 2022-06-22 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
| Tyrone D. Briscoe | AGG BATTERY/PUBLIC PLACE | 2022-06-24 | Western Illinois Correctional Center |
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