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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in Macon County during week ending Dec. 31

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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. 31.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Rashawn K. Kennedy for manufacturing or delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. Rashawn K. Kennedy spent more than one 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
Jeffrey L. AubertRESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY2022-12-25Graham Correctional Center
Malcolm L. GrayMANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE2022-12-25Jacksonville Correctional Center
Darrell K. HubbardRESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY2022-12-28Shawnee Correctional Center
Rashawn K. KennedyMANU/DEL 01-15 GRAMS COCAINE2022-12-31Jacksonville Correctional Center

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