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Macon County will have 8 inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction release during January

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There are eight inmates sentenced in Macon County set to be released from jail in January, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Lerico G. Hines, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than five years incarcerated for manufacturing or delivery of 100-400 grams of cocaine.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 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 700 per 100,000.

One of the reasons behind jail growth is how pretrial detainees are handled. Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative noted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than convicted individuals.

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 Sentenced in Macon County Scheduled for Release in January
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Micaiah G. BartonAGG DUI/DEATH OF ANOTHER01/03/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Jerry L. PhillipsBURGLARY01/04/2025Graham Correctional Center
Ruby R. MackTHEFT $300<$10,00001/04/2025Decatur Correctional Center
Shawn M. KlingerDOMESTIC BATTERY/BODILY HARM01/15/2025Graham Correctional Center
Shane M. JonesBURGLARY01/17/2025Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Johnnie B. Green Jr.DOM BTRY/CONTACT/3 PRIOR CONV01/17/2025Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
Jon L. RuleauCL 1 AGG CRIM SEX ABUSE>13<18/TRUST01/20/2025Taylorville Correctional Center
Lerico G. HinesMANU/DEL 100<400 GRAMS COCAINE01/22/2025Illinois River Correctional Center

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