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Friday, May 17, 2024

Macon County will have four inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending Nov. 13

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There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Macon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Nov. 13.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Zakobi L. Hayes for manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. Zakobi L. Hayes spent more than four 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 one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Macon County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Coty L. JohnsonDOMESTIC BATTERY/ CONTACT/PRIOR2021-11-09Lincoln Correctional Center
Zakobi L. HayesMANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE2021-11-10Sheridan Correctional Center
Juan A. CortezAGG DUI/DO DRIVER LICENSE2021-11-11Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Arthur L. Dear Jr.BURGLARY2021-11-12Lincoln Correctional Center

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