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March: 1 inmate sentenced in Marion County to be released from jail

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Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

Sophia Manuel, Policy Advisor for Reform Initiatives at IDOC | Illinois Department of Corrections oficial website

There is one inmate sentenced in Marion County set to be released from jail in March, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The inmate is called Travis S. Wooters, and spent three years incarcerated for burglary.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates Sentenced in Marion County Scheduled for Release in March
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Travis S. WootersBurglary03/13/2025Shawnee Correctional Center

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