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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Week ending June 10: 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 June 10.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Devin I. Barr for aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation. Devin I. Barr 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
Zachary N. Ekissaggravated DUI with a revoked or suspended license2023-06-05Lincoln Correctional Center
Noah Z. Bentonaggravated battery against an officer of the peace2023-06-06Shawnee Correctional Center
Devin I. Barraggravated domestic battery involving strangulation2023-06-08Robinson Correctional Center
Corey L. Walkermeth delivery under 5 grams2023-06-10Graham Correctional Center

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