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Thursday, November 21, 2024

How many inmates sentenced in Macon County will be released during week ending March 25?

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There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Macon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending March 25.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Tyree M. Wilson for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Tyree M. Wilson spent more than six 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
Terry PhelpsUUW-FELON POSS/USE WEAPON/FIREARM2023-03-19Jacksonville Correctional Center
Tyree M. WilsonAGG DISCHARGE FIREARM/OCC VEH2023-03-21Illinois River Correctional Center
Laterreon R. TaylorAGG UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON/VEH2023-03-23Lincoln Correctional Center

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