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Macon County will have 5 inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending January 6

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There were five inmates sentenced to jail in Macon County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending January 6.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Terrance L. Hood for manufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic. Terrance L. Hood spent more than 23 years incarcerated.

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 Macon County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Terrance L. Hoodmanufacturing or delivery of a schedule 1 or 2 narcotic2021-02-01Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Timothy L. Plato IIunlawful use of a firearm, prior felon2021-02-01Graham Correctional Center
William J. Cookmeth delivery between 5-15 grams2021-02-02Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Myesha L. CampbellTheft2021-02-06Decatur Correctional Center
Lakeisha S. Carmanviolent order2021-02-06Logan Correctional Center

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