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Illinois Department of Corrections to release five inmates sentenced in Macon County during week ending Nov. 3

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There are five 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. 3.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Darius D. Jones for armed habitual criminal. Darius D. Jones spent more than five 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
Darius D. JonesARMED HABITUAL CRIMINAL2022-11-30Danville Correctional Center
Stephon T. MossUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2022-12-01Shawnee Correctional Center
Justin A. CreamerSEX OFFENDER REGIS VIOLATION2022-12-02Taylorville Correctional Center
Matthau J. AskewUNLAWFUL RESTRAINT2022-12-02Vandalia Correctional Center
Christopher L. SchultzAGG UUW/PERSON/PREV CONVICTION2022-12-03Lincoln Correctional Center

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