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Week ending Dec. 24: four inmates sentenced in Macon County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

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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 Dec. 24.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Timothy J. May for aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. Timothy J. May spent more than two 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
James L. Kinneldomestic battery causing bodily harm2022-12-20Centralia Correctional Center
Timothy J. Mayaggravated battery causing great bodily harm2022-12-20Jacksonville Correctional Center
Vance Brewerfelony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)2022-12-21Vandalia Correctional Center
Martin A. Brilleyaggravated battery2022-12-23Lincoln Correctional Center

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