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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Five inmates sentenced in Macon County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending Jan. 14

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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 Jan. 14.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Courtney J. Brady for aggravated domestic battery. Courtney J. Brady 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
Scyllir T. CrawfordUUW-FELON POSS/USE FIREARM PRIOR2023-01-10Lincoln Correctional Center
Courtney J. BradyAGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY2023-01-11Centralia Correctional Center
Kyle S. OverheulRESIST/OBSTRUC OFFICER/INJURY2023-01-11Lincoln Correctional Center
David E. TurnerUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2023-01-14Vandalia Correctional Center
James B. EstillTHEFT CONTROL INTENT $500<$10,0002023-01-14Vandalia Correctional Center

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