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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Illinois Department of Corrections to release five inmates sentenced in Livingston County during Q2 2022

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There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Livingston County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the second quarter of 2022.

The inmate being released who served the longest time was Samantha Martinez for delivery of a controlled substance. Samantha Martinez spent more than four 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 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Livingston County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Travis L. Salvatormeth delivery between 5-15 grams2022-04-03Sheridan Correctional Center
Samantha Martinezdelivery of a controlled substance2022-04-16Decatur Correctional Center
Bobby Bellaaggravated battery against an officer of the peace2022-05-09Shawnee Correctional Center
Anthony Falkneraggravated DUI2022-05-22Western Illinois Correctional Center
Phillip R. Anglinpossession of a controlled substance2022-06-28Western Illinois Correctional Center

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